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A football bobble-head figure sits on your car dashboard. The 86-g head of the f

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Question

A football bobble-head figure sits on your car dashboard. The 86-g head of the figure is attached to a spring with a spring constant of k = 23 N/m (figure below). You are driving along a straight road when you notice a series of hoses lying across the road, perpendicular to your motion, that cannot be avoided, and you drive over them. If the hoses are spaced exactly 4.0 m apart, what speed should you avoid so your bobble-head figure does not sustain damage from its head vibrating too hard at maximum amplitude?

Explanation / Answer

Given Mass of the head of the figure   m = 86 g                                                     = ( 86 g ) ( 0.001 kg / 1 g )                                                     = 0.086 kg Spring constant            k =23 N / m Angular frequency                     = [ k / m ]1/2                        = ( 23 N/m / 0.086 kg )                       = 16.353 rad / s frequency                    f = / 2                      = 2.6 Hz from problem wavelength = 4.0 m So, speed of the wave                   v = f                       = ( 2.6 Hz) ( 4.0 )                       =10.4 m / s Angular frequency                     = [ k / m ]1/2                        = ( 23 N/m / 0.086 kg )                       = 16.353 rad / s frequency                    f = / 2                      = 2.6 Hz from problem wavelength = 4.0 m So, speed of the wave                   v = f                       = ( 2.6 Hz) ( 4.0 )                       =10.4 m / s Angular frequency                     = [ k / m ]1/2                        = ( 23 N/m / 0.086 kg )                       = 16.353 rad / s frequency                    f = / 2                      = 2.6 Hz from problem wavelength = 4.0 m So, speed of the wave                   v = f                       = ( 2.6 Hz) ( 4.0 )                       =10.4 m / s
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