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A 1.40-kg mass is attached to a spring with spring constant 32.0 N/m on a fricti

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Question

A 1.40-kg mass is attached to a spring with spring constant 32.0 N/m on a frictionless, horizontal table. The spring–mass system is stretched to 3.50 cm beyond the equilibrium position of the spring and is released from rest at t = 0.

(a) What is the maximum speed of the 1.40-kg mass?

(b) What is the maximum acceleration of the 1.40-kg mass?

(c) What are the position, velocity, and acceleration of the 1.40-kg mass as functions of time? (Use the following as necessary: t. Do not enter units in your expression. Assume t is in seconds.)

cm

x(t) =

cm

v(t) = cm/s a(t) = cm/s2

Explanation / Answer

given

m = 1.4 kg

k = 32 N/m

A = 3.5 cm = 0.035 m

a) Apply conservation of energy

maximum kinetic enrgy = maximum potentail energy stored in the spring

0.5*m*vmax^2 = 0.5*k*A^2

Vmax^2 = k*A^2/m

Vmax = A*sqrt(k/m)

= 0.035*sqrt(32/1.4)

= 0.167 m/s

= 16.7 cm/s

b) Ac(max)

a = - (0.035)* (32/1.40)

a = -0.8 m/s^2

a= -80 cm/s^2

c)

X=Acos(wt)

X=3.5 cos(4.78t)

V= -Aw sin(4.78t)

V= -16.73 sin(4.78t)

a=-Aw^2 cos (wt)

a= -79.97 cos(4.78t)