Thanks so much... I was suspecting something must have been wrong with the question. BTW, when you say the information implies a natural period of a tenth of a second, how do you arrive at that conclusion? I don't think I know of any equations or relationships that helps me calculate that. Can...
Thanks for the reply... Actually Yes, I did get two different answers for the different formulae. I think the problem lies with the value to ω. When I use
ω=√(k/m),
with k = 20N/cm, and m = 0.5kg,
I get 6.32 rad s^-1 as the answer.
Plugging in this value of ω in
a=-ω^2x gives me 4.80 ms^-2...
Homework Statement
If the mass of a horizontal mass-spring oscillator undergoing SHM is 0.5kg and the force constant is 20N/cm, what is the maximum restoring force of the oscillator? And what is the maximum acceleration? (Time period is 6s and amplitude of oscillation is 12cm)
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