14th Edition

ISBN: 9780133969290

Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 14, Problem Q14.18DQ

For a simple pendulum, clearly distinguish between ω (the angular speed) and ω (the angular frequency). Which is constant and which is variable?

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Chapter 14, Problem Q14.17DQ

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When a person sings, his or her...Ch. 14 - If an object on a horizontal, frictionless surface...Ch. 14 - The tip of a tuning fork goes through 440 complete...Ch. 14 - The displacement of an oscillating object as a...Ch. 14 - A machine part is undergoing SUM with a frequency...Ch. 14 - BIO The wings of the blue-throated hummingbird...Ch. 14 - A 2.40-kg ball is attached to an unknown spring...Ch. 14 - In a physics lab, you attach a 0.200-kg air-track...Ch. 14 - When a body of unknown mass is attached to an...Ch. 14 - When a 0.750-kg mass oscillates on an ideal...Ch. 14 - An object is undergoing SHM with period 0.900 s...Ch. 14 - A small block is attached to an ideal spring and...Ch. 14 - A 2.00-kg. frictionless block is attached to an...Ch. 14 - Repeat Exercise 14.13, but assume that at t = 0...Ch. 14 - The point of the needle of a sewing machine moves...Ch. 14 - A small block is attached to an ideal spring and...Ch. 14 - BIO Weighing Astronauts. 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A guitar string vibrates at a frequency...Ch. 14 - For the oscillating object in Fig. E14.4, what are...Ch. 14 - A small block is attached to an ideal spring and...Ch. 14 - A small block is attached to an ideal spring and...Ch. 14 - A 0.150-kg toy is undergoing SHM on the end of a...Ch. 14 - A harmonic oscillator has angular frequency and...Ch. 14 - A 0.500-kg glider, attached to the end of an ideal...Ch. 14 - A cheerleader waves her pom-pom in SHM with an...Ch. 14 - CP For the situation described in part (a) of...Ch. 14 - A block with mass m = 0.300 kg is attached to one...Ch. 14 - You are watching an object that is moving in SHM....Ch. 14 - A 2.00-kg frictionless block is attached to an...Ch. 14 - A 2.00-kg frictionless block attached to an ideal...Ch. 14 - A mass is oscillating with amplitude A at the end...Ch. 14 - A 175-g glider on a horizontal, frictionless air...Ch. 14 - A proud deep-sea fisherman hangs a 65.0-kg fish...Ch. 14 - A thrill-seeking cat with mass 4.00 kg is attached...Ch. 14 - A uniform, solid metal disk of mass 6.50 kg and...Ch. 14 - A certain alarm clock ticks four times each...Ch. 14 - A thin metal disk with mass 2.00 103 kg and...Ch. 14 - You want to find the moment of inertia of a...Ch. 14 - CALC The balance wheel of a watch vibrates with an...Ch. 14 - You pull a simple pendulum 0.240 m long to the...Ch. 14 - An 85.0-kg mountain climber plans to swing down,...Ch. 14 - A building in San Francisco has light fixtures...Ch. 14 - A Pendulum on Mars. A certain simple pendulum has...Ch. 14 - After landing on an unfamiliar planet, a space...Ch. 14 - In the laboratory, a student studies a pendulum by...Ch. 14 - A simple pendulum 2.00 m long swings through a...Ch. 14 - A small sphere with mass m is attached to a...Ch. 14 - Two pendulums have the same dimensions (length L)...Ch. 14 - We want to hang a thin hoop on a horizontal nail...Ch. 14 - A 1.80-kg connecting rod from a car engine is...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.56E Ch. 14 - The two pendulums shown in Fig. E14.57 each...Ch. 14 - CP A holiday ornament in the shape of a hollow...Ch. 14 - A 1.35-kg object is attached to a horizontal...Ch. 14 - A 50.0-g hard-boiled egg moves on the end of a...Ch. 14 - An unhappy 0.300-kg rodent, moving on the end of a...Ch. 14 - A mass is vibrating at the end of a spring of...Ch. 14 - A sinusoidally varying driving force is applied to...Ch. 14 - An object is undergoing SHM with period 0.300 s...Ch. 14 - An object is undergoing SHM with period 1.200 s...Ch. 14 - Four passengers with combined mass 250 kg compress...Ch. 14 - At the end of a ride at a winter-theme amusement...Ch. 14 - CP A block with mass M rests on a frictionless...Ch. 14 - A 1.50-kg, horizontal, uniform tray is attached to...Ch. 14 - CP A 10.0-kg mass is traveling to the right with a...Ch. 14 - An apple weighs 1.00 N. When you hang it from the...Ch. 14 - CP SHM of a Floating Object. An object with height...Ch. 14 - CP A square object of mass m is constructed of...Ch. 14 - An object with mass 0.200 kg is acted on by an...Ch. 14 - CALC A 2.00-kg bucket containing 10.0 kg of water...Ch. 14 - A uniform beam is suspended horizontally by two...Ch. 14 - A 5.00-kg partridge is suspended from a pear tree...Ch. 14 - A 0.0200-kg bolt moves with SHM that has an...Ch. 14 - CP SHM of a Butchers Scale. A spring of negligible...Ch. 14 - A 40.0-N force stretches a vertical spring 0.250...Ch. 14 - Dont Miss the Boat. While on a visit to Minnesota...Ch. 14 - CP An interesting, though highly impractical...Ch. 14 - CP A rifle bullet with mass 8.00 g and initial...Ch. 14 - CP Two uniform solid spheres, each with mass M =...Ch. 14 - CP In Fig. P14.85 the upper ball is released from...Ch. 14 - The Silently Ringing Bell. A large, 34.0-kg bell...Ch. 14 - CALC A slender, uniform, metal rod with mass M is...Ch. 14 - Two identical thin rods, each with mass m and...Ch. 14 - DATA A mass m is attached to a spring of force...Ch. 14 - DATA You hang various masses m from the end of a...Ch. 14 - DATA Experimenting with pendulums, you attach a...Ch. 14 - The Effective Force Constant of Two Springs. Two...Ch. 14 - CALC A Spring with Mass. The preceding problems in...Ch. 14 - BIO SEEING SURFACES AT THE NANOSCALE. One...Ch. 14 - In the model of Problem 14.94, what is the...Ch. 14 - By what percentage does the frequency of...

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