Solve SHM Leaky Bucket: dT/dt Calculus Solution

  • Thread starter Thread starter PsychonautQQ
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Shm
Join the discussion
Registration is free. Ask a follow-up in this thread, or start your own.
2 replies · 2K views
PsychonautQQ
Messages
781
Reaction score
10

Homework Statement


There is a bucket with a leak in it in vertical SHM. What is the rate that the period changes with time?
dm/dt = 2 g/s
bucket = 2 kg
total water = 10kg
starting amplitude = 3cm
k=125 N/m

Homework Equations


T=2pi*sqrt(m/k)

The Attempt at a Solution



dT/dt = 2pi * sqrt((dm/dt)/k)
dT/dt = 2pi * (dm/dt)^1/2 / k^(1/2)
dT/dt = 2pi * (m/2)^-1/2 / k^1/2
dT/dt = 2pi * (m2k)^-1/2

my calculus isn't the sharpest so I probably screwed up taking the derivative?
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Yeah, I think you did. Take a look at the first line again. You clearly know ##\sqrt{A}=A^{\frac{1}{2}}##, so perhaps make that conversion for ##T## before taking the derivative. Also, you will need the chain rule for this problem.