Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Oscillations - Exercises and Problems - Page 404: 44

Answer

$6.55\;\rm N/m$

Work Step by Step

We know that the peroid of one oscillation is given by $$T=2\pi \sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}$$ So, $$T^2=\left(\dfrac{4\pi^2}{k}\right)m\tag 1$$ We can use this formula to find the spring constant $k$ by considering $y=T^2$, $x=m$, and the slope of this line is given by $${\rm Slope}=\dfrac{4\pi^2}{k}$$ Solving for $k$; $$k=\dfrac{4\pi^2}{{\rm Slope}}\tag 2$$ Now we need to draw the best fit line of formula (1) by using the data in the table below. Noting that the period is one-tenth the given time in the given table, as the author told us. \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline m\;{(\rm kg)}& T^2 \;{(\rm s^2)} \\ \hline 0.100 & 0.78^2 \\ \hline 0.150 & 0.98^2\\ \hline 0.200 & 1.09^2\\ \hline 0.250 & 1.24^2 \\ \hline \end{array} As we see in the graph below, the slope is about 6.03 s$^2$/kg. Plug that into (2). $$k=\dfrac{4\pi^2}{6.03 }=\color{red}{\bf 6.55}\;\rm N/m$$
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