Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
 

Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion problem 20


A small steel sphere is oscillating vertically on the end of a spring, as shown in the figure below.




The velocity of the sphere varies with displacement from its equilibrium position according to




where is in and is in .


    • Calculate the frequency of the oscillations.


    • Show that the amplitude of the oscillations is .


    • Calculate the maximum acceleration of the sphere.


  • Describe, without calculation, the interchange between the potential energy and the kinetic energy of the oscillations.


 

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