An astronaut on the Moon wishes to measure the local value

A 0.40-kg object is attached to a spring with force constant 160 N/m so that the object is allowed to move on a horizontal frictionless surface. The object is released from rest when the spring is compressed 0.15 m. Find (a) the force on the object and (b) its acceleration at that instant.

A load of 50 N attached to a spring hanging vertically stretches the spring 5.0 cm. The spring is now placed horizontally on a table and stretched 11 cm. (a) What force is required to stretch the spring by that amount? (b) Plot a graph of force (on the y-axis) versus spring displacement from the equilibrium position along the x-axis.

A ball dropped from a height of 4.00 m makes a perfectly elastic collision with the ground. Assuming that no mechanical energy is lost due to air resistance, (a) show that the motion is periodic and (b) determine the period of the motion. (c) Is the motion simple harmonic? Explain.

A small ball is set in horizontal motion by rolling it with a speed of 3.00 m/s across a room 12.0 m long between two walls. Assume that the collisions made with each wall are perfectly elastic and that the motion is perpendicular to the two walls. (a) Show that the motion is periodic and determine its period. (b) Is the motion simple harmonic? Explain.

A spring is hung from a ceiling, and an object attached to its lower end stretches the spring by a distance of 5.00 cm from its unstretched position when the system is in equilibrium. If the spring constant is 47.5 N/m, determine the mass of the object.

An archer must exert a force of 375 N on the bowstring shown in Figure P13.6a (page 452) such that the string makes an angle of   35.0 with the vertical. (a) Determine the tension in the bowstring. (b) If the applied force is replaced by a stretched spring as in Figure P13.6b, and the spring is stretched 30.0 cm from its unstretched length, what is the spring constant?

A slingshot consists of a light leather cup containing a stone. The cup is pulled back against two parallel rubber bands. It takes a force of 15 N to stretch either one of these bands 1.0 cm. (a) What is the potential energy stored in the two bands together when a 50-g stone is placed in the cup and pulled back 0.20 m from the equilibrium position? (b) With what speed does the stone leave the slingshot?

An archer pulls her bowstring back 0.400 m by exerting a force that increases uniformly from zero to 230 N. (a) What is the equivalent spring constant of the bow? (b) How much work is done in pulling the bow?

A childs toy consists of a piece of plastic attached to a spring (Fig. P13.9). The spring is compressed against the oor a distance of 2.00 cm, and the toy is released. If the toy has a mass of 100 g and rises to a maximum height of 60.0 cm, estimate the force constant of the spring.

An automobile having a mass of 1 000 kg is driven into a brick wall in a safety test. The bumper behaves like a spring with constant 5.00  106 N/m and is compressed 3.16 cm as the car is brought to rest. What was the speed of the car before impact, assuming that no energy is lost in the collision with the wall?

A simple harmonic oscillator has a total energy E. (a) Determine the kinetic and potential energies when the displacement is one-half the amplitude. (b) For what value of the displacement does the kinetic energy equal the potential energy?

A 1.50-kg block at rest on a tabletop is attached to a horizontal spring having constant 19.6 N/m, as in Figure P13.12. The spring is initially unstretched. A constant 20.0-N horizontal force is applied to the object, causing the spring to stretch. (a) Determine the speed of the block after it has moved 0.300 m from equilibrium if the surface between the block and tabletop is frictionless.(b) Answer part (a) if the coefcient of kinetic friction between block and tabletop is 0.200.

A 10.0-g bullet is red into, and embeds itself in, a 2.00-kg block attached to a spring with a force constant of 19.6 N/m and whose mass is negligible. How far is the spring compressed if the bullet has a speed of 300 m/s just before it strikes the block and the block slides on a frictionless surface? [Note: You must use conservation of momentum in this problem. Why?]

A 1.5-kg block is attached to a spring with a spring constant of 2 000 N/m. The spring is then stretched a distance of 0.30 cm and the block is released from rest. (a) Calculate the speed of the block as it passes through the equilibrium position if no friction is present. (b) Calculate the speed of the block as it passes through the equilibrium position if a constant frictional force of 2.0 N retards its motion. (c) What would be the strength of the frictional force if the block reached the equilibrium position the rst time with zero velocity?

A 0.40-kg object connected to a light spring with a force constant of 19.6 N/m oscillates on a frictionless horizontal surface. If the spring is compressed 4.0 cm and released from rest, determine (a) the maximum speed of the object, (b) the speed of the object when the spring is compressed 1.5 cm, and (c) the speed of the object when the spring is stretched 1.5 cm. (d) For what value of x does the speed equal one-half the maximum speed?

An objectspring system oscillates with an amplitude of 3.5 cm. If the spring constant is 250 N/m and the object has a mass of 0.50 kg, determine (a) the mechanical energy of the system, (b) the maximum speed of the object, and (c) the maximum acceleration of the object.

At an outdoor market, a bunch of bananas is set into oscillatory motion with an amplitude of 20.0 cm on a spring with a force constant of 16.0 N/m. It is observed that the maximum speed of the bunch of bananas is 40.0 cm/s. What is the weight of the bananas in newtons?

A 50.0-g object is attached to a horizontal spring with a force constant of 10.0 N/m and released from rest with an amplitude of 25.0 cm. What is the velocity of the object when it is halfway to the equilibrium position if the surface is frictionless?

While riding behind a car traveling at 3.00 m/s, you notice that one of the cars tires has a small hemispherical bump on its rim, as in Figure P13.19. (a) Explain why the bump, from your viewpoint behind the car, executes simple harmonic motion. (b) If the radius of the cars tires is 0.30 m, what is the bumps period of oscillation?

An object moves uniformly around a circular path of radius 20.0 cm, making one complete revolution every 2.00 s. What are (a) the translational speed of the object, (b) the frequency of motion in hertz, and (c) the angular speed of the object?

Consider the simplied single-piston engine in Figure P13.21. If the wheel rotates at a constant angular speed , explain why the piston rod oscillates in simple harmonic motion.

The frequency of vibration of an objectspring system is 5.00 Hz when a 4.00-g mass is attached to the spring. What is the force constant of the spring?

A spring stretches 3.9 cm when a 10-g object is hung from it. The object is replaced with a block of mass 25 g that oscillates in simple harmonic motion. Calculate the period of motion.

When four people with a combined mass of 320 kg sit down in a car, they nd that the car drops 0.80 cm lower on its springs. Then they get out of the car and bounce it up and down. What is the frequency of the cars vibration if its mass (when it is empty) is 2.0  103 kg?

A cart of mass 250 g is placed on a frictionless horizontal air track. A spring having a spring constant of 9.5 N/m is attached between the cart and the left end of the track. When in equilibrium, the cart is located 12 cm from the left end of the track. If the cart is displaced 4.5 cm from its equilibrium position, nd (a) the period at which it oscillates, (b) its maximum speed, and (c) its speed when it is 14 cm from the left end of the track.

The motion of an object is described by the equation Find (a) the position of the object at t  0 and t  0.60 s, (b) the amplitude of the motion, (c) the frequency of the motion, and (d) the period of the motion.

A 2.00-kg object on a frictionless horizontal track is attached to the end of a horizontal spring whose force constant is 5.00N/m. The object is displaced 3.00m to the right from its equilibrium position and then released, initiating simple harmonic motion. (a) What is the force (magnitude and direction) acting on the object 3.50s after it is released? (b)How many times does the object oscillate in 3.50s?

A spring of negligible mass stretches 3.00 cm from its relaxed length when a force of 7.50 N is applied. A 0.500-kg particle rests on a frictionless horizontal surface and is attached to the free end of the spring. The particle is pulled horizontally so that it stretches the spring 5.00 cm and is then released from rest at t  0. (a) What is the force constant of the spring? (b) What are the angular frequency , the frequency, and the period of the motion? (c) What is the total energy of the system? (d) What is the amplitude of the motion? (e) What are the maximum velocity and the maximum acceleration of the particle? (f) Determine the displacement x of the particle from the equilibrium position at t  0.500 s.

Given that x  A cos ( t) is a sinusoidal function of time, show that v (velocity) and a (acceleration) are also sinusoidal functions of time. [Hint: Use Equations 13.6 and 13.2.]

A man enters a tall tower, needing to know its height. He notes that a long pendulum extends from the ceiling almost to the oor and that its period is 15.5 s. (a) How tall is the tower? (b) If this pendulum is taken to the Moon, where the free-fall acceleration is 1.67 m/s2, what is the period there?

A simple 2.00-m-long pendulum oscillates at a location where g  9.80 m/s2. How many complete oscillations does it make in 5.00 min?

An aluminum clock pendulum having a period of 1.00 s keeps perfect time at 20.0C. (a) When placed in a room at a temperature of 5.0C, will it gain time or lose time? (b) How much time will it gain or lose every hour? [Hint: See Chapter 10.]

A pendulum clock that works perfectly on Earth is taken to the Moon. (a) Does it run fast or slow there? (b) If the clock is started at 12:00 midnight, what will it read after one Earth day (24.0 h)? Assume that the free-fall acceleration on the Moon is 1.63 m/s2.

A simple pendulum is 5.00 m long. (a) What is the period of simple harmonic motion for this pendulum if it is located in an elevator accelerating upward at 5.00 m/s2? (b) What is its period if the elevator is accelerating downward at 5.00 m/s2? (c) What is the period of simple harmonic motion for the pendulum if it is placed in a truck that is accelerating horizontally at 5.00 m/s2?

The free-fall acceleration on Mars is 3.7 m/s2. (a) What length of pendulum has a period of 1 s on Earth? What length of pendulum would have a 1-s period on Mars? (b) An object is suspended from a spring with force constant 10 N/m. Find the mass suspended from this spring that would result in a period of 1 s on Earth and on Mars.

A cork on the surface of a pond bobs up and down two times per second on ripples having a wavelength of 8.50 cm. If the cork is 10.0 m from shore, how long does it take a ripple passing the cork to reach the shore?

A wave traveling in the positive x-direction has a frequency of 25.0 Hz, as in Figure P13.37. Find the (a) amplitude, (b) wavelength, (c) period, and (d) speed of the wave.

A bat can detect small objects, such as an insect, whose size is approximately equal to one wavelength of the sound the bat makes. If bats emit a chirp at a frequency of 60.0 kHz, and if the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s, what is the smallest insect a bat can detect?

If the frequency of oscillation of the wave emitted by an FM radio station is 88.0 MHz, determine (a) the waves period of vibration and (b) its wavelength. (Radio waves travel at the speed of light, 3.00  108 m/s.)

The distance between two successive maxima of a transverse wave is 1.20 m. Eight crests, or maxima, pass a given point along the direction of travel every 12.0 s. Calculate the wave speed.

A harmonic wave is traveling along a rope. It is observed that the oscillator that generates the wave completes 40.0 vibrations in 30.0 s. Also, a given maximum travels 425 cm along the rope in 10.0 s. What is the wavelength?

Ocean waves are traveling to the east at 4.0 m/s with a distance of 20 m between crests. With what frequency do the waves hit the front of a boat (a) when the boat is at anchor and (b) when the boat is moving westward at 1.0 m/s?

A phone cord is 4.00 m long and has a mass of 0.200 kg. A transverse wave pulse is produced by plucking one end of the taut cord. The pulse makes four trips down and back along the cord in 0.800 s. What is the tension in the cord?

A circus performer stretches a tightrope between two towers. He strikes one end of the rope and sends a wave along it toward the other tower. He notes that it takes the wave 0.800 s to reach the opposite tower, 20.0 m away. If a 1-m length of the rope has a mass of 0.350 kg, nd the tension in the tightrope.

Transverse waves with a speed of 50.0 m/s are to be produced on a stretched string. A 5.00-m length of string with a total mass of 0.060 0 kg is used. (a) What is the required tension in the string? (b) Calculate the wave speed in the string if the tension is 8.00 N.

An astronaut on the Moon wishes to measure the local value of g by timing pulses traveling down a wire that has a large object suspended from it. Assume a wire of mass 4.00g is 1.60m long and has a 3.00-kg object suspended from it. A pulse requires 36.1ms to traverse the length of the wire. Calculate gMoon from these data. (You may neglect the mass of the wire when calculating the tension in it.)

A simple pendulum consists of a ball of mass 5.00 kg hanging from a uniform string of mass 0.0600 kg and length L. If the period of oscillation of the pendulum is 2.00 s, determine the speed of a transverse wave in the string when the pendulum hangs vertically.

A string is 50.0 cm long and has a mass of 3.00 g. A wave travels at 5.00 m/s along this string. A second string has the same length, but half the mass of the rst. If the two strings are under the same tension, what is the speed of a wave along the second string?

Tension is maintained in a string as in Figure P13.49. The observed wave speed is 24 m/s when the suspended mass is 3.0 kg. (a) What is the mass per unit length of the string? (b) What is the wave speed when the suspended mass is 2.0 kg?

The elastic limit of a piece of steel wire is 2.70  109 Pa. What is the maximum speed at which transverse wave pulses can propagate along the wire without exceeding its elastic limit? (The density of steel is 7.86  103 kg/m3.)

Transverse waves travel at 20.0 m/s on a string that is under a tension of 6.00 N. What tension is required for a wave speed of 30.0 m/s in the string?

A series of pulses of amplitude 0.15 m is sent down a string that is attached to a post at one end. The pulses are reected at the post and travel back along the string without loss of amplitude. What is the amplitude at a point on the string where two pulses are crossing (a) if the string is rigidly attached to the post? (b) if the end at which reection occurs is free to slide up and down?

A wave of amplitude 0.30 m interferes with a second wave of amplitude 0.20 m traveling in the same direction. What are (a) the largest and (b) the smallest resultant amplitudes that can occur, and under what conditions will these maxima and minima arise?

The position of a 0.30-kg object attached to a spring is described by x  (0.25 m) cos(0.4 t) Find (a) the amplitude of the motion, (b) the spring constant, (c) the position of the object at t  0.30 s, and (d) the objects speed at t  0.30 s.

A large block P executes horizontal simple harmonic motion as it slides across a frictionless surface with a frequency f  1.50 Hz. Block B rests on it, as shown in Figure P13.55, and the coefcient of static friction between the two is  s  0.600. What maximum amplitude of oscillation can the system have if block B is not to slip?

A 500-g block is released from rest and slides down a frictionless track that begins 2.00 m above the horizontal, as shown in Figure P13.56. At the bottom of the track, where the surface is horizontal, the block strikes and sticks to a light spring with a spring constant of 20.0 N/m. Find the maximum distance the spring is compressed.

A 3.00-kg object is fastened to a light spring, with the intervening cord passing over a pulley (Fig. P13.57). The pulley is frictionless, and its inertia may be neglected. The object is released from rest when the spring is unstretched. If the object drops 10.0 cm before stopping, nd (a) the spring constant of the spring and (b) the speed of the object when it is 5.00 cm below its starting point.

A 5.00-g bullet moving with an initial speed of 400 m/s is red into and passes through a 1.00-kg block, as in Figure P13.58. The block, initially at rest on a frictionless horizontal surface, is connected to a spring with a spring constant of 900 N/m. If the block moves 5.00 cm to the right after impact, nd (a) the speed at which the bullet emerges from the block and (b) the mechanical energy lost in the collision.

A 25-kg block is connected to a 30-kg block by a light string that passes over a frictionless pulley. The 30-kg block is connected to a light spring of force constant 200 N/m, as in Figure P13.59. The spring is unstretched when the system is as shown in the gure, and the incline is smooth. The 25-kg block is pulled 20 cm down the incline (so that the 30-kg block is 40 cm above the oor) and is released from rest. Find the speed of each block when the 30-kg block is 20 cm above the oor (that is, when the spring is unstretched).

A spring in a toy gun has a spring constant of 9.80 N/m and can be compressed 20.0 cm beyond the equilibrium position. A 1.00-g pellet resting against the spring is propelled forward when the spring is released. (a) Find the muzzle speed of the pellet. (b) If the pellet is red horizontally from a height of 1.00 m above the oor, what is its range?

A 2.00-kg block hangs without vibrating at the end of a spring (k  500 N/m) that is attached to the ceiling of an elevator car. The car is rising with an upward acceleration of g/3 when the acceleration suddenly ceases (at t  0). (a) What is the angular frequency of oscillation of the block after the acceleration ceases? (b) By what amount is the spring stretched during the time that the elevator car is accelerating? This distance will be the amplitude of the ensuing oscillation of the block.

An object of mass m is connected to two rubber bands of length L, each under tension F, as in Figure P13.62. The object is displaced vertically by a small distance y. Assuming the tension does not change, show that (a) the restoring force is (2F/L)y and (b) the system exhibits simple harmonic motion with an angular frequency .

A light balloon lled with helium of density 0.180 kg/m3 is tied to a light string of length L  3.00 m. The string is tied to the ground, forming an inverted simple pendulum (Fig. P13.63a). If the balloon is displaced slightly from equilibrium, as in Figure P13.63b, show that the motion is simple harmonic, and determine the period of the motion. Take the density of air to be 1.29 kg/m3. [Hint: Use an analogy with the simple pendulum discussed in the text, and see Chapter 9.]

A light string of mass 10.0 g and length L  3.00 m has its ends tied to two walls that are separated by the distance D  2.00 m. Two objects, each of mass M  2.00 kg, are suspended from the string as in Figure P13.64. If a wave pulse is sent from point A, how long does it take to travel to point B?

Assume that a hole is drilled through the center of the Earth. It can be shown that an object of mass m at a distance r from the center of the Earth is pulled toward the center only by the material in the shaded portion of Figure P13.65.Assume Earth has a uniform density  . Write down Newtons law of gravitation for an object at a distance r from the center of the Earth, and show that the force on it is of the form of Hookes law, F kr, with an effective force constant of , where Gis the gravitational constant.

A 60.0-kg reghter slides down a pole while a constant frictional force of 300N retards his motion. A horizontal 20.0-kg platform is supported by a spring at the bottom of the pole to cushion the fall. The reghter starts from rest 5.00m above the platform, and the spring constant is 2500 N/m. Find (a) the reghters speed just before he collides with the platform and (b) the maximum distance the spring is compressed. Assume that the frictional force acts during the entire motion. [Hint: The collision between the reghter and the platform is perfectly inelastic.]

An object of mass m1  9.0 kg is in equilibrium while connected to a light spring of constant k  100 N/m that is fastened to a wall, as in Figure P13.67a. A second object, of mass m2  7.0 kg, is slowly pushed up against m1, compressing the spring by the amount A  0.20 m, as shown in Figure P13.67b. The system is then released, causing both objects to start moving to the right on the frictionless surface. (a) When m1 reaches the equilibrium point, m2 loses contact with m1 (Fig. P13.67c) and moves to the right with velocity . Determine the magnitude of . (b) How far apart are the objects when the spring is fully stretched for the rst time (Fig. P13.67d)? [Hint: First determine the period of oscillation and the amplitude of the m1spring system after m2 loses contact with m1.]

An 8.00-kg block travels on a rough horizontal surface and collides with a spring. The speed of the block just before the collision is 4.00 m/s. As it rebounds to the left with the spring uncompressed, the block travels at 3.00 m/s. If the coefcient of kinetic friction between the block and the surface is 0.400, determine (a) the loss in mechanical energy due to friction while the block is in contact with the spring and (b) the maximum distance the spring is compressed.

Two points, A and B, on Earth are at the same longitude and 60.0 apart in latitude. An earthquake at point A sends two waves toward B. A transverse wave travels along the surface of Earth at 4.50 km/s, and a longitudinal wave travels through Earth at 7.80 km/s. (a) Which wave arrives at B rst? (b) What is the time difference between the arrivals of the two waves at B? Take the radius of Earth to be 6.37  106 m.

Figure P13.70 shows a crude model of an insect wing. The mass m represents the entire mass of the wing, which pivots about the fulcrum F. The spring represents the surrounding connective tissue. Motion of the wing corresponds to vibration of the spring. Suppose the mass of the wing is 0.30 g and the effective spring constant of the tissue is 4.7  104 N/m. If the mass m moves up and down a distance of 2.0 mm from its position of equilibrium, what is the maximum speed of the outer tip of the wing?

A 1.6-kg block on a horizontal surface is attached to a spring with a force constant of 1.0  103 N/m, as in Active Figure 13.1. The spring is compressed a distance of 2.0 cm, and the block is released from rest. (a) Calculate the speed of the block as it passes through the equilibrium position, x  0, if the surface is frictionless. (b) Calculate the speed of the block as it passes through the equilibrium position if a constant frictional force of 4.0 N retards its motion. (c) How far does the block travel before coming to rest in part (b)?

Construct a simple pendulum by tying a metal bolt to one end of a string and taping the other end to the top of a doorframe. Adjust the length of the pendulum to be about 1.0 m, and measure it precisely. Obtain the period by timing 25 complete oscillations, making sure the string always makes small angles with the vertical. Repeat the measurements for precisely measured pendulum lengths ranging from 0.4 m to 1.6 m in increments of 0.2 m. Plot the square of the period versus the length of the pendulum and measure the slope of the line best tting your data points. Does your slope agree with that predicted by T2  (4 2/g)L? What value of g do you obtain from your data? While you have your pendulum in position, use a procedure similar to the preceding to verify that the period is also independent of the amplitude for small angles and that the period is also independent of the mass.

Attach one end of a rope (or a spring such as a Slinky) to a wall, stretch it taut, and use the system to study the following aspects of wave motion: (a) Send a pulse down the rope by striking it sharply from the side. An observer watching from the side can measure the time elapsed during 35 trips of the pulse from one end to the other. Dividing the total distance traveled by the elapsed time yields the wave speed. To get reliable results, take a number of readings and average them. (b) Use the same setup as in part (a) to test whether the initial amplitude of the pulse changes the wave speed. (c) Have two people hold opposite ends of the rope (or spring). Then, at the same instant, have both people hit the rope sharply from the side. Observe what happens when the two pulses meet. The superposition lasts only for the short time that the pulses overlap, and you must look carefully to see the effect. (d) Using the same setup, devise a way to check whether pulses traveling toward one another pass through when they collide or reect off each other. (e) Tie one end of a rope to a doorknob and send a pulse down it. Observe what happens when the pulse reects from the door. Does it return on the same side of the rope, or does it invert?