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Calculating k, Amplitude & Frequency for Fisherman's Scale
Chapter 5, Problem 4P(choose chapter or problem)
A fisherman’s scale stretches 3.6 cm when a 2.7-kg fish hangs from it.
(a) What is the spring stiffness constant and
(b) what will be the amplitude and frequency of vibration if the fish is pulled down 2.5 cm more and released so that it vibrates up and down?
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QUESTION:
A fisherman’s scale stretches 3.6 cm when a 2.7-kg fish hangs from it.
(a) What is the spring stiffness constant and
(b) what will be the amplitude and frequency of vibration if the fish is pulled down 2.5 cm more and released so that it vibrates up and down?
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The following are given by the question:
The mass, \(m=2.7 \mathrm{~kg}\)
Stretch amount, \(x=3.6 \mathrm{~cm}\)
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Calculating k, Amplitude & Frequency for Fisherman's Scale
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In this video we tackle the real-world physics problem of calculating the spring constant for a fisherman's scale along with the amplitude and frequency of its vibrations when a fish is added. We use Hooke's Law to find the spring constant and then apply oscillation formulas to determine the amplitude and frequency of the fish's vibrations