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Homework Statement
If I attach a spring to the ceiling, then hang a weight on the spring, the spring extends by 1.19 meters, comes to rest for an instant, and then begins oscillating. The mass of the weight is 6.6 kg. What is the oscillation frequency of the block's oscillations.
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
solving for k,
F =kx
mg = kx
9.8m/s^2 x 6.6kg = kx
64.68 kgm/s^2 / 1.19m = 54.35 = k
plugging into the above equation
T comes out to be 2.18
and F = 1/T = 1/2.18 = .456 Hz
is this correct?