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IIUM PHYSICS 1 Vibrations and Waves

This document summarizes key concepts and examples related to waves and vibrations. It includes 5 problems involving springs, springs attached to masses, pendulums, and simple harmonic motion. The problems are calculating values like maximum energy, velocity, mass, period, angular frequency, displacement, speed, and acceleration for oscillating systems based on given spring constants, masses, initial displacements, and time values.

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IIUM PHYSICS 1 Vibrations and Waves

This document summarizes key concepts and examples related to waves and vibrations. It includes 5 problems involving springs, springs attached to masses, pendulums, and simple harmonic motion. The problems are calculating values like maximum energy, velocity, mass, period, angular frequency, displacement, speed, and acceleration for oscillating systems based on given spring constants, masses, initial displacements, and time values.

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CHAPTER 8: Waves and Vibrations

1. A horizontal block-spring system with the block on a frictionless surface has a


maximum displacement from equilibrium of 30 cm. The mass of the block is 720 g.
(a) If the spring constant is 1350 N/m, find its maximum mechanical energy.
[60.75 J]
(b) Find the velocity of the block when it reaches its maximum kinetic energy.
[13 m/s]

2. A vertical spring with a spring constant of 4055 N/m is used to blast a toy upwards.
The spring is compressed against the floor at a distance of 4 cm. If the toy reaches a
maximum height of 1.5 m, find its mass.
[0.22 kg]

3. What is the length of pendulum that has a period of 1 s. (g=9.8 m/s 2)


[25 cm]

4. A 0.15 kg mass oscillates vertically in Simple Harmonic Motion on a spring with


spring constant 6 N/m. The mass was initially raised 8 cm from equilibrium.
What is the
(a) angular frequency of the oscillatory motion?
[6.3 rad/s]
(b) displacement of the mass at 0.2 s?
[2.45 cm]

5. The position of a 0.7 kg object attached to a spring is described by


x=( 0.25 m ) cos(0.4 πt ¿)¿
At the time of 0.3 s, find the
(a) spring constant, [1.1 N/m]
(b) position of the object, [0.23 m]
(c) object’s speed, and [0.12 m/s]
(d) object’s magnitude of acceleration. [0.37 m/s2]

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