Question

Mass on a Spring: A 0.150-kg air track cart is attached to an ideal spring with a force constant (spring constant) of 3.58 N/m and undergoes simple harmonic oscillations. What is the period of the oscillations

Answer 1

The period is
`T = 1.286 \ s`

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

The mass of the spring is
`m = 0.150 \ kg`

The spring constant is
`k = 3.58 \ N/m`

Generally the period is mathematically represented as

`T = 2 \pi \sqrt{ (m)/(k) }`

substituting values

`T = 2 \pi \sqrt{ ( 0.150)/(3.58) }`

`T = 1.286 \ s`