Hooke’s Law Assignment
1. A 0.40 kg mass is vibrating at the end of a horizontal spring along a frictionless
surface. If the spring constant is 6.0 N/m, what is the restoring force acting on the
mass when it is 0.070 m from its equilibrium position?
2. The restoring force acting on a 0.50 kg object on a spring is 2.0 N. If the spring
constant is 15 N/m, what is the displacement of the object?
3. The restoring force acting on a 0.60 kg object on a spring is 1.2 N. If the
displacement is 0.025 m, what is the spring constant?
Period and Frequency of a Pendulum
1. Find the length of a pendulum that has a period of 0.900 s.
2. Determine the acceleration due to gravity at a location where a pendulum 0.750 m
long has a frequency of 0.570 Hz.
3. The bob of a pendulum has a mass of 0.500 kg. If the pendulum is 1.00 m long,
what is its frequency?
4. A spring vibrates 32 times in 56.0 s. Find the period and frequency of the spring.
5. A pendulum has a period of 3.60 s. What is its frequency?
Period of Vibrating Masses and
Pendulums
1. A 0.50 kg object vibrates at the end of a vertical spring (k =
82N/m). What is the period of its vibration?
2. A 0.70 kg object vibrates at the end of a horizontal spring (k
= 75 N/m) along a frictionless surface. What is the frequency
of the vibration?
3. After a bungee jump, a 75 kg student bobs up and down at
the end of the bungee cord at a frequency of 0.23 Hz. What
is the spring constant of the bungee cord?
4. A 0.025 kg object vibrates in SHM at the end of a spring. If
the maximum displacement of the object is 0.030 cm, and its
period is 0.50 s, what is the maximum acceleration of the
object?
5. Find the length of a pendulum that has a frequency of 0.80
Hz.
6. Determine the acceleration due to gravity at a location
where a pendulum of 0.75 m long has a frequency of 0.57
Hz.
7. The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1.6 m/s2.
How long of a pendulum would be required on the moon to
have a period of 1.0 s?
8. Elwin, the bungee clown, swings back and forth like a simple
pendulum at the end of a bungee cord. Id a student
determines the time of one complete swing is 6.9 s, how
long is the bungee cord Elwin is swinging from?
Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
1. A 60.0 kg mass is vibrating at the end of a spring. If the spring constant is 26
N/m, and the maximum displacement of the mass is 0.15 m, what is the speed of
the object at its equilibrium position?
2. A 40.0 kg mass vibrates at the end of a horizontal spring along a frictionless
surface reaching a maximum speed of 0.60 m/s. If the maximum displacement of
he mass is 0.11 m, what is the spring constant?
3. An object vibrates at the end of a vertical spring (k = 25 N/m). If the maximum
speed of the object is 0.16 m/s, and its maximum displacement of 0.11 m, what is
the mass of the object?
4. An object vibrates at the end of a horizontal spring (k= 32 N/m) along a
frictionless surface. If the object’s potential energy is 4.5 J, what is its
displacement?
5. How much work was done on a spring (k = 76.0 N/m) in stretching it 3.50 cm?
Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
1. A 60.0 kg mass is vibrating at the end of a spring. If the spring constant is 26
N/m, and the maximum displacement of the mass is 0.15 m, what is the speed of
the object at its equilibrium position?
2. A 40.0 kg mass vibrates at the end of a horizontal spring along a frictionless
surface reaching a maximum speed of 0.60 m/s. If the maximum displacement of
he mass is 0.11 m, what is the spring constant?
3. An object vibrates at the end of a vertical spring (k = 25 N/m). If the maximum
speed of the object is 0.16 m/s, and its maximum displacement of 0.11 m, what is
the mass of the object?
4. An object vibrates at the end of a horizontal spring (k= 32 N/m) along a
frictionless surface. If the object’s potential energy is 4.5 J, what is its
displacement?
5. How much work was done on a spring (k = 76.0 N/m) in stretching it 3.50 cm?
Beats, Reflection, and the Speed of Sound
1. What is the speed of sound at 10.00C? (337 m/s)
2. Two tuning forks vibrate with frequencies of 256 Hz and 251 Hz. If these two
forks are sounded together, how many beats per second can be heard? (5)
3. The left key on a piano produces a wave with a frequency of 27.5 Hz. What is the
distance between successive compressions in the sound wave as it travels through
air?(vair = 343 m/s) (12.5m)
4. While fishing near a high cliff, the fisherman shouts. If he hears the echo 1.05 s
after he shouts, how far is he from the cliff? ( Temp = 17.00C) ( 179 m)
Doppler Effect
1. A train is moving at a speed of 32 m/s toward a stationary observer with its
whistle (fs = 1.85x103 Hz) sounding. If the speed of sound is 341 m/s, what is the
apparent frequency as heard by the stationary observer?
2. If the train in problem #1 is moving away from the observer, what would be the
apparent frequency as heard by the observer?
3. You are traveling toward a stationary whistle (fs = 2.90x103 Hz). The apparent
frequency of this whistle is 3.13x103 Hz. If the speed of sound is 343 m/s, how fat
are you traveling?
4. A whistle (fs = 2.20x103 Hz) is moving away from a stationary observer. The
apparent frequency of the sound as heard by the observer is 2.08x103 Hz. If the
speed of the sound is 3.40x102 m/s, what is the speed of the whistle?
5. You are moving toward a stationary whistle at a speed of 3.00x10 m/s. The sound
that you hear has an apparent frequency of 1.50x103 Hz. If the speed of sound is
3.40x102 m/s, what is the actual frequency of the whistle?
Open and Closed Air Columns
1. A closed air column resonates with a fundamental frequency of 256 Hz. What is
the length of this air column if the speed of the sound wave is 343 m/s?
2. An opened air column resonates with a fundamental frequency of 56 Hz. What is
the length of the air column if the speed of the sound wave is 341 m/s?
3. If a closed air column resonates with a fundamental frequency of 384 Hz, what is
the frequency of the 3rd harmonic?
4. An opened air column resonates with a fundamental frequency of 512 Hz. If the
length of the air column is 33.0 cm, what is the speed of the sound wave?
5. What is the shortest closed air column that will resonate to a sound source (tuning
fork) that has a frequency of 4.40x102 Hz, assuming that the speed of sound is 341
m/s?
Also p. 292 #’s 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9
