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The figure gives the position of a 45.0 g block oscillating in SHM on the end of a spring. The horizontal axis scale is set by $t_s = 24.0$ ms. What are (a) the maximum kinetic energy of the block and (b) the number of times per second that maximum is reached? (Hint: Measuring a slope will probably not be very accurate. Find another approach.) x (cm) 16 8 0 -8 -16 t (ms) $t_s$ (a) Number Units J (b) Number Units

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          The figure gives the position of a 45.0 g block oscillating in SHM on the end of a spring. The horizontal axis scale is set by $t_s = 24.0$ ms. What are (a) the maximum kinetic energy of the block and (b) the number of times per second that maximum is reached? (Hint: Measuring a slope will probably not be very accurate. Find another approach.)
x (cm)
16
8
0
-8
-16
t (ms)
$t_s$
(a) Number
Units
J
(b) Number
Units

the figure gives the position of a 450 g block oscillating in shm on the end of a spring the horizontal axis scale is set by ts 240 ms what are a the maximum kinetic energy of the block and 97202

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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02/18/2020

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Mass of the block, $m = 45.0 \, \text{g} = 0.045 \, \text{kg}$. From the graph, the amplitude of oscillation, $A = 16 \, \text{cm} = 0.16 \, \text{m}$. The horizontal axis scale is set by $t_s = 24.0 \, \text{ms}$. From the graph, $t_s$ corresponds to one full Show more…

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The figure gives the position of a 45.0 g block oscillating in SHM on the end of a spring. The horizontal axis scale is set by $t_s = 24.0$ ms. What are (a) the maximum kinetic energy of the block and (b) the number of times per second that maximum is reached? (Hint: Measuring a slope will probably not be very accurate. Find another approach.) x (cm) 16 8 0 -8 -16 t (ms) $t_s$ (a) Number Units J (b) Number Units