Question

Calculate the spring constant of the spring in a child's pogo stick if the child has a mass of 32 kg and bounces once every 2.7 seconds

Answer 1

The spring constant is 173.12 N/m.

Step-by-step explanation:

mass, m = 32 kg

Period, T = 2.7 s

let the spring constant is K.

Use the formula of period,

`T = 2\pi* \sqrt (m)/(K)\\\\2.7 =2* 3.14\sqrt(32)/(K)\\\\K = 173.12 N/m`