Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 15 - Oscillations - Problems - Page 436: 4b

Answer

$f = 2.68~Hz$

Work Step by Step

In part (a), we found that the spring constant of each spring is $~~k = 1.29\times 10^5~N/m$ We can find the mass on each spring: $m = \frac{(1450~kg)+(5)(73.0~kg)}{4} = 453.75~kg$ We can find the oscillation frequency: $f = \frac{1}{2\pi}~\sqrt{\frac{k}{m}}$ $f = \frac{1}{2\pi}~\sqrt{\frac{1.29\times 10^5~N/m}{453.75~kg}}$ $f = 2.68~Hz$
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