
A mass of
is suspended from a fixed point by means of a spring, as illustrated in the figure below.
The stationary mass is pulled vertically downwards through a distance of
and then released. The mass is observed to perform simple harmonic motion with a period of
. The mass is released at time
. For the oscillations of the mass,
calculate the angular frequency
,
determine numerical equations for the variation with time
of
the displacement
in
,
the speed
in
.