How Much Does the Rope Stretch When a Circus Performer Hangs at Rest?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the extension of an elastic rope when a 57.0 kg circus performer hangs at rest. The performer oscillates with a period of 7.20 seconds, leading to confusion over the correct application of Hooke's Law and the formulas for period and spring constant. Initial calculations yielded incorrect values for the spring constant (k) and the extension (x). The correct approach involves determining the frequency of oscillation and accurately applying the formulas for k and x. The participants are seeking clarification on their calculations to arrive at the correct extension of the rope.
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A 57.0 kg circus performer oscillates up and down at the end of a long elastic rope at a rate of once every 7.20 s. The elastic rope obeys Hooke's Law. By how much is the rope extended beyond its unloaded length when the performer hangs at rest

T=2pi* sqrt m/k
kx=mg

7.2sec=2pi*sqrt 57/k, then sq. rt k= 2pi*sqrt 57/1.2 , I get k=4.2
then I put k into the second equation to get x=133m which is the wrong answer- What am I doing incorrectly?
 
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Period is the number of oscillations in 1 second

so in 7.20 seconds there is 1 oscillation. How many oscillations in 1 second? That will give you T.
 
Ok so that gives me 1oscillation in 7.2 sec which is 1/7.2=.139 , then the sq rot of k= 2pi*sqrt m/period which gives me a k=11.28. I plug that into the equation 57*9.8/11.28 and get x=49.5m which is still wrong? So Not sure where I am going wrong here.
 
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