A 0.5 kg mass is hung on a vertical massless spring. The new equilibrium position of the spring is found to be 3 cm below the equilibrium position of the spring without the mass. a) What is the spring constant, k ? b) Show that the mass and spring system oscillates with simple harmonic motion about the new equilibrium position.

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A 0.5 kg mass is hung on a vertical massless spring. The new equilibrium
position of the spring is found to be 3 cm below the equilibrium position of
the spring without the mass. a) What is the spring constant, k ? b) Show that
the mass and spring system oscillates with simple harmonic motion about
the new equilibrium position.
Transcribed Image Text:A 0.5 kg mass is hung on a vertical massless spring. The new equilibrium position of the spring is found to be 3 cm below the equilibrium position of the spring without the mass. a) What is the spring constant, k ? b) Show that the mass and spring system oscillates with simple harmonic motion about the new equilibrium position.
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