A chair of mass 30 kg on top of a spring oscillates with a period of 2s. (a) Find the spring's force constant. You place an object on top of the chair, and it now oscillates with a period of 3s. (b) Find the object's mass.

(II) A 0.350-kg mass oscillates on the end of a thin vertical spring (spring constant 265 N/m) with an amplitude of 28.0 cm. The mass passes through the equilibrium point (y = 0) with positive velocity at t = 0 .

(b) At what times will the length of the spring be longest and shortest?

(II) A 1.60-kg object oscillates at the end of a vertically hanging light spring once every 0.68 s. . Assume the spring was initially compressed 16 cm from the equilibrium position (where y = 0 ), and then (t = 0) was released.

(d) What will be its maximum acceleration, and where will it first be attained?

(II) A wood block of mass 52 g floats on a lake, bobbing up and down at a frequency of 3.5 Hz.

(b) A partially filled water bottle of mass 0.28 kg and almost the same size and shape of the wood block is tossed into the water. At what frequency would you expect the bottle to bob up and down? Assume SHM.

A spring with spring constant 15 N/m hangs from the ceiling. A ball is attached to the spring and allowed to come to rest. It is then pulled down 6.0 cm and released. If the ball makes 30 oscillations in 20 s, what are its (a) mass and (b) maximum speed?

(II) A 1.45-kg mass stretches a vertical spring 0.245 m. If the spring is stretched an additional 0.130 m and released, how long does it take to reach the (new) equilibrium position again?

(II) A block of mass m is supported by two identical parallel vertical springs, each with spring stiffness constant k (Fig. 14–31). What will be the frequency of vertical oscillation?

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