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Chapter 13 Problem 52P

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Problem 52P

A bunch of grapes is placed in a spring scale at a supermarket. The grapes oscillate up and down with a period of 0.48 s, and the spring in the scale has a force constant of 650 N/m. What are (a) the mass and (b) the weight of the grapes?

Solution

Step 1 of 2

Part a

We are required to calculate the mass of the grapes.

Time period (T), mass (m) and spring constant (k) are related as,

 …..(1)

Given:

s

N/m

Substitute in equation (1),

kg

kg

Therefore, the mass of the grapes is 3.8 kg.

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

A bunch of grapes is placed in a spring scale at a

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