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Lesson01 Simple Harmonic Motion Worksheet

This document contains 17 problems related to simple harmonic motion involving springs and pendulums. The problems calculate values such as period, frequency, spring constant, mass, length, and acceleration from given information about the vibrating or swinging object and spring/pendulum. The document provides worked examples of applying the equations of simple harmonic motion to real-world physics scenarios.

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Lesson01 Simple Harmonic Motion Worksheet

This document contains 17 problems related to simple harmonic motion involving springs and pendulums. The problems calculate values such as period, frequency, spring constant, mass, length, and acceleration from given information about the vibrating or swinging object and spring/pendulum. The document provides worked examples of applying the equations of simple harmonic motion to real-world physics scenarios.

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Simple Harmonic Motion Worksheet 1. A 0.50kg object vibrates at the end of a vertical spring (k= 82N/m). What is the period of its vibration? (0.49s) 2. A 0.70kg object vibrates at the end of a horizontal spring (k = 75N/m) along a frictionless surface. What is the frequency of the vibration. (1.6Hz) 3. An 8.8N object vibrates at the end of a horizontal spring along a frictionless surface. IF the period of vibration is 1.1s, what is the spring constant? (29N/m) 4. A 1.00kg object vibrates at the end of a vertical spring. If the frequency of the vibration is 1.25Hz, what is the spring constant? (62N/m) 5. An object vibrates at the end of a horizontal spring (k = 115N/m) along a frictionless surface. If the frequency of the vibration is 1.50Hz, what is the mass of the object? (1.29kg) 6. A 0.40kg mass vibrates with a frequency of 1.0Hz at the end of a spring. If the 0.40kg mass is replaced by a 0.80kg mass, what is the frequency of the vibration? (0.71Hz) 7. After a bungee jump a 75kg student bobs up and down at the end of the bungee cord at a frequency of 0.23Hz. What is the spring constant of the cord? (1.6x102N/m) 8. A 0.025kg object vibrates in SHM at the end of a spring. If the maximum displacement of the object is 0.030cm, and its period is 0.50s, what is the maximum acceleration of the object? (4.7x10-2m/s2) 9. A pendulum has a period of 3.6s, what is the frequency? (0.28Hz) 10. A spring vibrates 32 times in 56s. Find its period and frequency. (1.8s, 0.57Hz) 11. Find the length of a pendulum that has a period of 2.0s. (0.99m) 12. Find the length of a pendulum that has a frequency of 0.80Hz. (0.39m) 13. Determine the acceleration due to gravity at a location where a pendulum 0.75m long has a frequency of 0.57Hz. (9.6m/s2) 14. The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1.6m/s2. How long of a pendulum would be required to have a period of 1.0s? (0.041m) 15. The bob of a pendulum has a mass of 0.25kg. If this pendulum is 1.0m long, what is its frequency? (0.50Hz) 16. In the pendulum of problem #15, the bob is replaced with a 0.50kg bob. IF the length is unchanged what is the frequency? (0.50Hz) 17. Elwin, the bungee clown, swings back and forth like a simple pendulum at the end of a bungee cord. If a student determines the time of one complete swing is 6.9s, how long is the bungee cord when Elwin is swinging from it? (12m)

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