Harmonic motion Definition and 1000 Threads

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    Simple Harmonic Motion (Bullet fired into a block attached to spring)

    Homework Statement A 5g bullet is fired horizontally into a 0.50kg block of wood resting on a frictionless table. The block, which is attached to a horizontal spring, retains the bullet and moves forward, compressing the spring. The block-bullet system goes into SHM with a frequency of 9Hz...
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    Another Harmonic Motion Problem

    Homework Statement On a horizontal, frictionless table, an open-topped 5.50kg box is attached to an ideal horizontal spring having force constant 365 N/m . Inside the box is a 3.44-kg stone. The system is oscillating with an amplitude of 7.50 . When the box has reached its maximum speed, the...
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    Solve Mass of Glider with Harmonic Motion Help

    Homework Statement On a frictionless, horizontal air track, a glider oscillates at the end of an ideal spring of force constant 2.20 N/cm . The graph in the figure shows the acceleration of the glider as a function of time. Find the mass of the glider. Homework Equations T=...
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    Calculating SHM Parameters: Speed and Acceleration at Different Points

    A 2kg body, moving under the influence of a force constant of 3.16N/m, vibrates in SHM with an amplitude of 30mm. Determine the speed and the acceleration, a) at the midpoint of the vibration (ie. zero displacement) b) at the end of the path (ie. Max displacement) c) at a point 20mm from the...
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    Simple Harmonic Motion - Vertical Spring

    Homework Statement A block with mass m =7 kg is hung from a vertical spring. When the mass hangs in equilibrium, the spring stretches x = 0.23 m. While at this equilibrium position, the mass is then given an initial push downward at v = 4.7 m/s. The block oscillates on the spring without...
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    Simple Harmonic Motion - Velocity EQ.

    Homework Statement x = 0.20m*sin(0.44 rad/s * t) Write the equation for the velocity of this object. Find the velocity at t = 4:0 s. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution well, i know that v(t)= - wAsin(wt +\phi) and we know the w = 0.44 rad/s A = 0.20 s t=4...
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    Solve the Mistake: Simple Harmonic Motion

    Homework Statement A particle executes simple harmonic motion along a straight line with mean position at x=0, period 20s and amplitude 5cm. The (shortest) time in seconds taken by the particle to got from x=4cm to x=-3cm is? The Attempt at a Solution Let the equation be x=Asin(wt+Φ)...
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    How Does SHM Affect Apparent Weight on a Fish Scale in Water Waves?

    Homework Statement A man floating in water was spotted by fishermen on a boat. Before taking him on board, the man was put on a fish scale to see how much he weighed. The reading on the scale oscillated between 72kg and 178kg. The wave speed was measured to be 16 m/s. The wave height was 3 m...
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    Spring mass system and Simple harmonic motion

    Homework Statement A block of mass 300 gm is attached to a spring with spring constant 1000 N/m. A smaller block of mass 100 gm is pushed against the first block, compressing the spring 5 cm. The coefficient of static friction between the two blocks is u = 0.2. The blocks are then released...
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    How Does Simple Harmonic Motion Depend on Pendulum Length and Gravity?

    Homework Statement 1. Modeling. Functions. A student measures the length L = 3 feet of a light (0.1 grams) string and the mass m = 7 kilograms of a small (radius of 0.0005 inches) bob at the end of the string. The students also knows the value of acceleration due to gravity g = 9.8...
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    Exploring Simple Harmonic Motion Equations: Damping vs. Driving Force

    (This isn't homework) I've been crating some notes, and noticed that we haven't been told one equation. I know for: \frac{d^2 x}{dt^2} = \frac{-kx}{m} -\frac{b}{m} \frac{dx}{dt} I know the displacement is: x = A \omega e^{-bt/2m} cos(\omega t+ \phi) [Ie damping] I know for...
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    Simple Harmonic Motion- Phase Shift Help

    Homework Statement A 590.0 g mass oscillates with an amplitude of 11.4 cm on a spring whose spring constant is 27.7 N/m. At t=0.00 s the mass is 3.14 cm to the right of the equilibrium position and moving to the right. Homework Equations x(t)=Acos(Wt + phi) The Attempt at a Solution...
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    Simple Harmonic Motion - Finding period of oscillation of block

    Homework Statement In the given figure, all the springs and pulley are ideal and surface is frictionless. The rod is massless. The time period of horizontal oscillations of the block is? The Attempt at a Solution I used two different approaches and both give different and wrong...
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    Calculating period of oscillation of simple harmonic motion

    Homework Statement A body is undergoing S.H.M. of amplitude 4 x 10-2 m and with a maximum speedo f 0.20m s-1. Calculate the period of the oscillation given that the velocity, v, of a body undergoing S.H.M. is ""v= omega sq.rt of A^2 - x ^2"" , where trl is the angular velocity, A is the...
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    Simple harmonic motion mass attached to spring with charge and in an E field

    A block having mass m and charge +Q is connected to a spring having constant k. The block lies on a frictionless horizontal track, and the system is immersed in a uniform electric field of magnitude E, directed as shown in the figure below. The block is released from rest when the spring is...
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    Simple Harmonic Motion: Block dropped onto a spring

    Homework Statement A 2-kg block is dropped from a height of 0.45 m above an uncompressed spring. The spring has an elastic constant of 200 N/m and negligible mass. The block strikes the end of the spring and sticks to it. (a) Determine the speed of the block at impact (b) Determine the period...
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    Simple harmonic motion of two pendulums

    Homework Statement Two pendulums of time periods 3s and 7 s respectively start oscillating simultaneously from two opposite extreme positions. After how much time they will be in the same phase? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Now what exactly is the question...
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    Torque in cylinders - show the cylinder undergoes harmonic motion

    Homework Statement A cylinder of radius R and mass m is suspended using stainless steel wires attached to fixed supports, so that it can rotate about its axis. When the cylinder is rotated by an angle a the wires exert a torque which tends to bring it back to the equilibrium position at a...
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    Simple Harmonic Motion: Fire Net Stretch Calculations

    Simple harmonic motion! :( Homework Statement A 65-kg person jumps from a window to a fire net 18m below, which stretches the net 1.1m. Assume that the net behaves like a simple spring, and (a) calculate how much it would stretch if the same person were lying in it. (b) How much would it...
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    Simple Harmonic Motion confusion

    [b]1. A 14.7g mass is attached to a frictionless horizontal spring. After the spring was stretched a certain distance and released, its maximum speed was found to be 4.22 m/s. If the speed at x = -2.84 cm is 1.63 m/s, what is the frequency of the oscillating spring? [b]2. PEe = kx^2/2 E=KE...
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    Homework check on Harmonic Motion

    1. A mass of 0.5 kg hangs on a spring. The stiffness of the spring is 100 N/m, and the mechanical resistance is 1.4 kg/s. The force (N) driving the system is f=2cost5t. (a) What will be the steady-state values of the displacement amplitude, speed amplitude, and average power dissipation...
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    Damped Harmonic Motion with a Sinusoidal Driving Force

    1. An oscillator with mass 0.5 kg, stiffness 100 N/m, and mechanical resistance 1.4 kg/s is driven by a sinusoidal force of amplitude 2 N. Plot the speed amplitude and the phase angle between the force and speed as a function of the driving frequency and find the frequencies for which the phase...
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    Simple Harmonic Motion Question.

    Homework Statement When a mass is hung from a spring, the spring elongates by 10.6cm. What will the period of the resulting oscillations be if the mass is displaced from equilibrium? Homework Equations T=2(pi)\sqrt{m/k} The Attempt at a Solution I have no clue what do with this...
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    Electric Dipole in Simple Harmonic Motion

    Homework Statement An electric dipole in a uniform horizontal electric field is displaced slightly from its equilibrium position, where theta is small. The separation of the charges is 2a, and each of the two particles has mass m. Assuming the dipole is released from this position, show that...
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    Simple harmonic motion problem, finding velocity as a function of position

    Homework Statement I need help finding velocity as a function of position, the t in the argument of tan, causes a problem for me when integrating. can someone help, maybe my approach is completely off, i am trying to fing the unknown phi, knowing the velocity and acceletation when position...
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    Simple pendulum and harmonic motion

    Homework Statement A simple pendulum is 5.20 m long. What is the period of simple harmonic motion for this pendulum if it is hanging in an elevator that is accelerating upward at 5.90 m/s2? Homework Equations T=2pi*(sqrt(L/g)) The Attempt at a Solution all I did was plug in the...
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    Springs and simple harmonic motion

    Homework Statement A mass is oscillating on a spring with a period of 1.45 s. At t = 0 the mass has zero speed and is at x = 8.80 cm. What is the magnitude of the acceleration at t = 2.30 s? Homework Equations x(t)=Acos(wt + phi) a(t)=-Aw^2cos(wt + phi) a=w^2x T=2pi/w The Attempt...
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    Solving Simple Harmonic Motion for All Time

    Homework Statement I have that a oscillating mass undergoes shm. It is accelerated (forced oscillation) by 1ms^-2, for time pi/2 as it goes through the origin and then accelerated by -1ms^-2 for another time pi/2, then it is at the origin after the second acceleration. I need to determine...
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    Effect of Breaking Mass on SHM Time Period & Amplitude

    Could anybody temme what wuld happen to the time period and the amplitude of oscillations if a mass attaching to a ruler, lying horizontally on the table, is broken ...then what effect would this have on the amplitude and time period of oscillations? I say that amplitude would increase...
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    Simple Harmonic Motion Question Advise required please

    Simple Harmonic Motion Question... Advise required please! A vehicle engine has a stroke of 180mm. The motion of the piston is simple harmonic. calculate max linear velocity and acceleration at 4200rpm? Calculate max force to the crankshaft if the piston has an effictive mass of .35kg at an...
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    Simple harmonic motion rise and fall of water

    Homework Statement The rise and fall of water in a harbour is simple harmonic. The depth of water varies between 5.0 m at low tide and 9.0 m at high tide. The time between sucessive low tides is 12 hours. A ship, which requires a minimum depth of 6.0 m approaches the harbour at low tide, how...
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    Damped Harmonic Motion Time Constant?

    Homework Statement A spring with spring constant 17.0 N/m hangs from the ceiling. A 530 g ball is attached to the spring and allowed to come to rest. It is then pulled down 7.00 cm and released. What is the time constant if the ball's amplitude has decreased to 3.50 cm after 41.0...
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    Solving Simple Harmonic Motion: Cart Position and Time Comparison

    Homework Statement The position of a an air-track cart that is oscillating on a spring is given by (12.5cm)cos[(18.0s-1)t]. At what value t after t=0 is the cart first located at x=12.2 cm? The Attempt at a Solution 12.2 cm = (12.5cm)cos[(18.0s^-1)t]. How do I factor t out? Thanks
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    Simple Harmonic Motion and equilibrium

    Homework Statement A 100-g block hangs from a spring with k = 5.2 N/m. At t = 0 s, the block is .20 m below the equilibrium position and moving upward with a speed of 2.10 m/s. What is the block's speed when the displacement from equilibrium is .324 m? Homework Equations w0=sqrt(k/m)...
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    Simple Harmonic Motion pulsatance Question

    Homework Statement A particle oscillates with an s.h.m of amplitude 50mm and a maximum speed of 0.25 m/s. Calculate the pulsatance, period and maximum acceleration Homework Equations x = a sin(wt) dx/dt=awcos(wt) d2x/dt2=aw^2sin(wt) Put in x=0.05sin(wt) 0.25=0.05wcos(wt)...
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    Simple Harmonic Motion of a hanging spring

    Homework Statement A 450 g object oscillates from a vertically hanging light spring once every .55 s. The object is released with the spring compressed by 10 cm from the equilibrium position. What is the velocity of the object 3.00 s after it is released? Homework Equations...
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    Calculating Spring Constant and Properties of Simple Harmonic Motion

    Homework Statement A vertical spring, fixed at the upper end, has a mass attached to the lower end. When the spring is given a small extension it was observed to oscillate at a rate of 45 cycles per minute. When an additional 160g mass is attached to the spring, it oscillated at a rate of...
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    Simple harmonic motion of an ideal spring

    simple harmonic motion ! Homework Statement An ideal spring has a spring constant k=25N/M and is suspended vertically. A 1kg object is attatched to the unstrechted spring and released. It then performs ocillations. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the body when the extension of...
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    Simple Harmonic Motion Questions

    Simple Harmonic Motion Questions-springs Homework Statement A .20 kg mass is sliding on a horizontal frictionless air track with a speed of 3 m/s when it instantaneously hits and sticks to a 1.3 kg mass initially at rest on the track. The 1.3 kg mass is connected to one end of a massless...
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    Ball dropped, elastic collision, harmonic motion

    Homework Statement A ball dropped from a height of 4m makes a perfectly elastic collision with the ground. Assuming that no energy is lost due to air resistance. show the motion is periodic determine the period of the motion Homework Equations yf-yi=vit+1/2ayt2 a=-(w2)x a=9.8m/s2...
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    Amplitude and period harmonic motion

    Homework Statement Im confused about what exactly is the period and amplitude of a spring... Is the period -during ocillation-from top to bottom back to top? or vice versa. and is the amplitude 1/4 of the period? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
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    What Is the Maximum Extension of the Spring in Simple Harmonic Motion?

    Homework Statement An ideal spring has a spring constant k=25N/M and is suspended vertically. A 1kg object is attatched to the unstrechted spring and released. It then performs ocillations. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the body when the extension of the spring is at maximum...
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    Simple Harmonic Motion Acceleration Calculation and Equations

    Homework Statement I have been stuck on this question for quite some time. I'm trying to study for the test and actually have the answer, but I can't figure it out. The answer is 1.3X10-6cm/s2 The following graph represents an object oscillating in simple harmonic motion. What is the...
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    Particle Simple harmonic motion particle problem

    Homework Statement For a particle in simple harmonic motion, show that vmax = (pi/2) vaverage, where vaverage is the average speed during one cycle of the motion. Homework Equations v(t) = -vmaxsin(wt + phi) vmax = 2piA/ T = wA The Attempt at a Solution I'm really not sure at...
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    Finding Restoring Force for Simple Harmonic Motion: 700g Cylinder in Water

    Homework Statement a 700 g cylinder of base area a=30 cm^2 and height 40 cm is floating upright in water. A 50 g mass, resting on top of the cylinder is suddenly removed. find the restoring force. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
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    Maximum velocity for a piston in simple harmonic motion.

    Homework Statement A piston in an automobile engine is in simple harmonic motion. Its amplitude of oscillation from the equilibrium (centered) position is ±6.87 cm and its mass is 1.472 kg. Find the maximum velocity of the piston when the auto engine is running at the rate of 3220...
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    Euler's Equations / Simple Harmonic Motion - please check

    Homework Statement [PLAIN]http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/4509/mectu.jpg Homework Equations Above The Attempt at a Solution My attempt so far: B=C \Rightarrow \dot{\omega _1}=0 \Rightarrow \omega _1\;\text{is\;constant} \dot{\omega _2}=\omega _3 \omega _1 -...
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    Alegbra of simple harmonic motion

    Homework Statement I am wanting to learn how to rearrange equations for simple harmonic motion equations (I am new to LaTeX so gimme a break!) mostly to find time (t) as the subject, but I am not very good at rearranging equations with sin/cos etc and want to get better at it, partly homework...
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    Simple harmonic motion and static equilibrium

    Homework Statement In static equilibrium a spring is stretched 0.25 m by a hanging mass. If the system is initially moved up to the unstretched position and released with zero velocity, determine position of the mass (in m) after 4.2s. Take the equilibrium position to be zero and up the...
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    Phase Angle for Simple Harmonic Motion

    Phase Angle / Phase Question - Simple Harmonic Motion Homework Statement If I were given a function of displacement for simple harmonic motion in the form of: x = Acos(\omegat + \phi) Would the phase angle, \phi, always be the same? Say if I derived the equations into forms for...
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