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1. a. 0.20 s; 5.0 Hz
b. same, same, increase, increase
2. a. 60.0 N/m
b. 0.574 seconds; 1.74 Hz
3. 6.58 m/s2; no
4. a. A: 0 s, 2 s, 4 s; B: 0.5 s, 1.5 s, 2.5 s, 3.5 s; C: 1,3 s
b. PE: 0 s at A, 1 s at C, 2 s at A, 3 s at C, 4 s at A; KE: 0.5 s, 1.5 s, 2.5 s, 3.5 s at B
c. 0.5 s, 2.5 s at B to the right 1.5 s, 3.5 s at B to the left; 0 s, 2 s, 4 s at A to the right, 1 s, 3 s at C
to the left
5. 3.00 102 m/s
6. 3.0 s; 6.0

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1. A pendulum with a mass of 0.100 kg was released. The string made a
7.0 angle with the vertical. The bob of the pendulum returns to its lowest point
every 0.10 s.
a. What is its period? What is its frequency?
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b. The pendulum is replaced by one with a mass of 0.300 kg and set to swing with
a 15 angle. Do the following quantities increase, decrease, or remain the
same?
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2. A narrow, flat steel rod is anchored at its lower
end, with a 0.500 kg ball welded to the top end. A
force of 6.00 N is required to hold the ball 10.0 cm
away from its central position.
If this arrangement is modeled as an oscillating
horizontal mass-spring system, vibrating with a
simple harmonic motion, find
a. the force constant, k, of the spring.
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b. the period and frequency of the oscillations.
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3. Find the acceleration due to gravity at a place where a simple pendulum
0.150 m long completes 1.00 102 oscillations in 3.00 102 seconds. Could this
place be on Earth?
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4. Consider the first two cycles of a pendulum swinging

from position A with a period of 2.00 s.
a. At which times is the bob found at positions A, B,
and C during the first two cycles?
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b. At which times and locations is gravitational
potential energy at a maximum? At which times is
kinetic energy at a maximum?
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c. At which times and locations is the velocity at a maximum? the restoring force?
the acceleration?
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5. The frequency of a pressure wave is 1.00 102 Hz. Its wavelength is 3.00 m. Find
the speed of wave propagation.
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6. A pressure wave of 0.50 m wavelength propagates through a 3.00 m long coil
spring at a speed of 2.00 ms. How long does it take for the wave to travel from
one end of the coil to the other? How many wavelengths fit in the coil?
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