The figure above shows a pole with a spring around it and a 2.5 kg block with a hole in the middle hanging from the spring. A light horizontal cord is attached to the block and a wall. The block is oscillating at 10.0 Hz , and the standing wave shown is formed. The spring constant of the spring is approximately which of the following?
The figure above shows a pole with a spring around it and a 2.5 kg block with a hole in the middle hanging from the spring. A light horizontal cord is attached to the block and a wall. The block is oscillating at 10.0 Hz , and the standing wave shown is formed. The spring constant of the spring is approximately which of the following?
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The figure above shows a pole with a spring around it and a 2.5 kg block with a hole in the middle hanging from the spring. A light horizontal cord is attached to the block and a wall. The block is oscillating at 10.0 Hz , and the standing wave shown is formed.
The spring constant of the spring is approximately which of the following?
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Given that the frequency of the standing wave is 10Hz, and the spring-mass (m=2.5) system also vibrates with the spring, which is possible if the natural frequency of the spring-mass system is also 10Hz, which equals to an angular frequency of,
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