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Chapter 13, Problem 47PCE
Predict/Calculate If a mass m is attached to a given spring, its period of oscillation is T. If two such springs are connected end to end, and the same mass m is attached, (a) is its period greater than, less than, or the same as with a single spring? (b) Verify your answer to part (a) by calculating the new period, T′, in terms of the old period T.
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