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I-Taalem Task - Chapter 8

This document contains multiple physics problems related to simple harmonic motion and springs. It provides the questions, descriptions of various block-spring systems or pendulums, and the corresponding answers to parts (a) through (g) of each problem. The problems cover concepts like force, acceleration, energy, displacement, velocity, period, frequency, and more for oscillating objects attached to springs or acting as pendulums.

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I-Taalem Task - Chapter 8

This document contains multiple physics problems related to simple harmonic motion and springs. It provides the questions, descriptions of various block-spring systems or pendulums, and the corresponding answers to parts (a) through (g) of each problem. The problems cover concepts like force, acceleration, energy, displacement, velocity, period, frequency, and more for oscillating objects attached to springs or acting as pendulums.

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Chapter 8

1. A block of mass m = 0.60 kg attached to a spring with force constant 130 N/m is free to move on a
frictionless, horizontal surface as in Figure P13.1. The block is released from rest after the spring is
stretched a distance A 5 0.13 m. At that instant, find (a) the force on the block and (b) its
acceleration.

Ans : (a) 17 N to the left (b) 28 m/s2 to the left

15. A horizontal block–spring system with the block on a frictionless surface has total mechanical
energy E = 47.0 J and a maximum displacement from equilibrium of 0.240 m. (a) What is the spring
constant? (b) What is the kinetic energy of the system at the equilibrium point? (c) If the maximum
speed of the block is 3.45 m/s, what is its mass? (d) What is the speed of the block when its
displacement is 0.160 m? (e) Find the kinetic energy of the block at x = 0.160 m. (f) Find the potential
energy stored in the spring when x = 0.160 m. (g) Suppose the same system is released from rest at x
= 0.240 m on a rough surface so that it loses 14.0 J by the time it reaches its first turning point (after
passing equilibrium at x = 0). What is its position at that instant?

Ans : (a) 1 630 N/m (b) 47.0 J (c) 7.90 kg (d) 2.57 m/s
(e) 26.1 J (f) 20.9 J (g) 20.201 m

3. The force constant of a spring is 137 N/m. Find the magnitude of the force required to (a)
compress the spring by 4.80 cm from its unstretched length and (b) stretch the spring by 7.36 cm
from its unstretched length.

Ans : a) 6.58 N b) 10.1 N

8. A block of mass m = 2.00 kg is attached to a spring of force constant k = 5.00 x 102 N/m that lies on
a horizontal frictionless surface as shown in Figure P13.8. The block is pulled to a position x i = 5.00
cm to the right of equilibrium and released from rest. Find (a) the work required to stretch the spring
and (b) the speed the block has as it passes through equilibrium

Ans : a) 0.625 J b) 0.791 m/s

17. A 0.40-kg object connected to a light spring with a force constant of 19.6 N/m oscillates on a
frictionless horizontal surface. If the spring is compressed 4.0 cm and released from rest, determine
(a) the maximum speed of the object, (b) the speed of the object when the spring is compressed 1.5
cm, and (c) the speed of the object as it passes the point 1.5 cm from the equilibrium position. (d)
For what value of x does the speed equal one-half the maximum speed?

Ans : a) 0.28 m/s b) 0.26 m/s c) 0.26 m/s d) 3.5 cm


18. An object–spring system oscillates with an amplitude of 3.5 cm. If the spring constant is 250 N/m
and the object has a mass of 0.50 kg, determine (a) the mechanical energy of the system, (b) the
maximum speed of the object, and (c) the maximum acceleration of the object

Ans : a) 0.15 J b) 0.78 m/s c) 18 m/s2

21. A horizontal spring attached to a wall has a force constant of k = 850 N/m. A block of mass m =
1.00 kg is attached to the spring and rests on a frictionless. (a) The block is pulled to a position xi =
6.00 cm from equilibrium and released. Find the potential energy stored in the spring when the
block is 6.00 cm from equilibrium. (b) Find the speed of the block as it passes through the
equilibrium position. (c) What is the speed of the block when it is at a position xi/2 = 3.00 cm?

Ans : (a) 1.53 J (b) 1.75 m/s (c) 1.51 m/s

32. A spring of negligible mass stretches 3.00 cm from its relaxed length when a force of 7.50 N is
applied. A 0.500-kg particle rests on a frictionless horizontal surface and is attached to the free end
of the spring. The particle is displaced from the origin to x = 5.00 cm and released from rest at t = 0.
(a) What is the force constant of the spring? (b) What are the angular frequency v, the frequency,
and the period of the motion? (c) What is the total energy of the system? (d) What is the amplitude
of the motion? (e) What are the maximum velocity and the maximum acceleration of the particle? (f)
Determine the displacement x of the particle from the equilibrium position at t = 0.500 s. (g)
Determine the velocity and acceleration of the particle when t = 0.500 s.

Ans : (a) 250 N m (b) 22.4 rad s , 3.56 Hz , 0.281 s


(c) 0.313 J (d) 5.00 cm (e) 1.12 m s , 25.0 m/s2
(f) 0.919 cm (g) +1.10 m s , − 4.59 m/s2

35. A simple pendulum has a length of 52.0 cm and makes 82.0 complete oscillations in 2.00 min.
Find (a) the period of the pendulum and (b) the value of g at the location of the pendulum.

Ans: a) 1.46 s b) 9.59 m/s2

34. A man enters a tall tower, needing to know its height. He notes that a long pendulum extends
from the ceiling almost to the floor and that its period is 15.5 s. (a) How tall is the tower? (b) If this
pendulum is taken to the Moon, where the free-fall acceleration is 1.67 m/s2, what is the period
there?

Ans : a) 59.6 m b) 37.5 s

36. A “seconds” pendulum is one that moves through its equilibrium position once each second.
(The period of the pendulum is 2.000 s.) The length of a seconds pendulum is 0.992 7 m at Tokyo and
0.994 2 m at Cambridge, England. What is the ratio of the free-fall accelerations at these two
locations?

Ans : 1.001 5

42. An object attached to a spring vibrates with simple harmonic motion as described by Figure
P13.42. For this motion, find (a) the amplitude, (b) the period, (c) the angular frequency, (d) the
maximum speed, (e) the maximum acceleration, and (f) an equation for its position x in terms of a
sine function.

Ans: a) 2.00 cm b) 4 s c) π/ 2 rad /s d) π cm/s e) 4.93 cm/s2 f) x = (2.00 cm) sin ( π/2 t)

65. A simple pendulum has mass 1.20 kg and length 0.700 m. (a) What is the period of the pendulum
near the surface of Earth? (b) If the same mass is attached to a spring, what spring constant would
result in the period of motion found in part (a)?

Ans : a) 1.68 s b) 16.8 N/m

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