A glider of mass 0.80 kg on a smooth air track is tied to a spring of spring constant 125 N/m…
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A glider of mass on a smooth air track is tied to a spring of spring constant . It is pulled aside and let go. Find the angular frequency, the period and the frequency of its motion.
Need a reminder? The key ideaShow
A restoring force in proportion to the displacement, , gives simple harmonic motion with
The period does not depend on the amplitude.
The worked solution
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Step 1. .
Step 2. .
Step 3. .
Answer: , and . We did not need the amplitude.
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