True or false: (a) For a simple harmonic oscillator, the period is proportional to the square of the amplitude. (b) For a simple harmonic oscillator, the frequency does not depend on the amplitude. (c) If the net force on a particle undergoing one-dimensional motion is proportional to, and oppositely directed from, the displacement from equilibrium, the motion is simple harmonic.
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SPREADSHEET A block of mass resting on a horizontal table is attached to a spring that has a force constant as shown in Figure 14-36. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the table is The spring is unstressed if the block is at the origin and the direction is to the right. The spring is stretched a distance where and the block is released. (a) Apply Newtons second law to the block to obtain an equation for its acceleration for the first halfcycle, during which the block is moving to the left. Show that the resulting equation can be written as where and with (b) Repeat Part (a) for the second half-cycle as the block moves to the right, and show that where and has the same value. (c) Use a spreadsheet program to graph the first five half-cycles for Describe the motion, if any, after the fifth half-cycle.
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