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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young

Chapter 14

Periodic Motion - all with Video Answers

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03:24

Problem 1

(a) $\textbf{Music}$. When a person sings, his or her vocal cords vibrate in a repetitive pattern that has the same frequency as the note that is sung. If someone sings the note B flat, which has a frequency of 466 Hz, how much time does it take the person's vocal cords to vibrate through one complete cycle, and what is the angular frequency of the cords? (b) $\textbf{Hearing}$. When sound waves strike the eardrum, this membrane vibrates with the same frequency as the sound. The highest pitch that young humans can hear has a period of 50.0 $\mu$s. What are the frequency and angular frequency of the vibrating eardrum for this sound? (c) $\textbf{Vision}$. When light having vibrations with angular frequency ranging from 2.7 $\times$ 10$^{15}$ rad/s to 4.7 $\times$ 10$^{15}$ rad/s strikes the retina of the eye, it stimulates the receptor cells there and is perceived as visible light. What are the limits of the period and frequency of this light? (d) $\textbf{Ultrasound}$. High frequency sound waves (ultrasound) are used to probe the interior of the body, much as x rays do. To detect small objects such as tumors, a frequency of around 5.0 MHz is used. What are the period and angular frequency of the molecular vibrations caused by this pulse of sound?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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01:00

Problem 2

If an object on a horizontal, frictionless surface is attached to a spring, displaced, and then released, it will oscillate. If it is displaced 0.120 m from its equilibrium position and released with zero initial speed, then after 0.800 s its displacement is found to be 0.120 m on the opposite side, and it has passed the equilibrium position once during this interval. Find (a) the amplitude; (b) the period; (c) the frequency.

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
01:02

Problem 3

The tip of a tuning fork goes through 440 complete vibrations in 0.500 s. Find the angular frequency and the period of the motion.

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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01:04

Problem 4

The displacement of an oscillating object as a function of time is shown in $\textbf{Fig. E14.4}$. What are (a) the frequency; (b) the amplitude; (c) the period; (d) the angular frequency of this motion?
Figure E14.4 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
00:58

Problem 5

A machine part is undergoing SHM with a frequency of 4.00 Hz and amplitude 1.80 cm. How long does it take the part to go from $\chi =$ 0 to $\chi = -1.80$ cm?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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00:36

Problem 6

The wings of the blue-throated hummingbird $(Lampornis$ $clemenciae)$, which inhabits Mexico and the southwestern United States, beat at a rate of up to 900 times per minute. Calculate (a) the period of vibration of this bird's wings, (b) the frequency of the wings' vibration, and (c) the angular frequency of the bird's wing beats.

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
01:55

Problem 7

A 2.40-kg ball is attached to an unknown spring and allowed to oscillate. $\textbf{Figure E14.7}$ shows a graph of the ball's position $x$ as a function of time $t$. What are the oscillation's (a) period, (b) frequency, (c) angular frequency, and (d) amplitude? (e) What is the force constant of the spring?
Figure E14.7 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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01:11

Problem 8

In a physics lab, you attach a 0.200-kg air-track glider to the end of an ideal spring of negligible mass and start it oscillating. The elapsed time from when the glider first moves through the equilibrium point to the second time it moves through that point is 2.60 s. Find the spring's force constant.

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
01:21

Problem 9

When a body of unknown mass is attached to an ideal spring with force constant 120 N/m, it is found to vibrate with a frequency of 6.00 Hz. Find (a) the period of the motion; (b) the angular frequency; (c) the mass of the body.

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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01:51

Problem 10

When a 0.750-kg mass oscillates on an ideal spring, the frequency is 1.75 Hz. What will the frequency be if 0.220 kg are (a) added to the original mass and (b) subtracted from the original mass? Try to solve this problem $without$ finding the force constant of the spring.

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
03:07

Problem 11

An object is undergoing $\textbf{SHM}$ with period 0.900 s and amplitude 0.320 m. At $t =$ 0 the object is at $x =$ 0.320 m and is instantaneously at rest. Calculate the time it takes the object to go (a) from $x =$ 0.320 m to $x =$ 0.160 m and (b) from $x =$ 0.160 m to $x =$ 0.

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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01:31

Problem 12

A small block is attached to an ideal spring and is moving in SHM on a horizontal, frictionless surface. When the block is at $x =$ 0.280 m, the acceleration of the block is $-$5.30 m/s$^2$. What is the frequency of the motion?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
04:17

Problem 13

A 2.00-kg, frictionless block is attached to an ideal spring with force constant 300 N/m. At $t$ = 0 the spring is neither stretched nor compressed and the block is moving in the negative direction at 12.0 m/s. Find (a) the amplitude and (b) the phase angle. (c) Write an equation for the position as a function of time.

Supratim Pal
Supratim Pal
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02:19

Problem 14

Repeat Exercise 14.13, but assume that at $t =$ 0 the block has velocity $-$4.00 m/s and displacement $+$0.200 m.

Salamat Ali
Salamat Ali
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08:22

Problem 15

The point of the needle of a sewing machine moves in SHM along the $x$-axis with a frequency of 2.5 Hz. At $t =$ 0 its position and velocity components are $+$1.1 cm and $-$15 cm/s, respectively. (a) Find the acceleration component of the needle at $t =$ 0. (b) Write equations giving the position, velocity, and acceleration components of the point as a function of time.

Ommair Ishaque
Ommair Ishaque
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01:54

Problem 16

A small block is attached to an ideal spring and is moving in SHM on a horizontal, frictionless surface. When the amplitude of the motion is 0.090 m, it takes the block 2.70 s to travel from $x =$ 0.090 m to $x = -$0.090 m. If the amplitude is doubled, to 0.180 m, how long does it take the block to travel (a) from $x =$ 0.180 m to $x = -$0.180 m and (b) from $x =$ 0.090 m to $x = -$0.090 m?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
01:31

Problem 17

This procedure has been used to "weigh" astronauts in space: A 42.5-kg chair is attached to a spring and allowed to oscillate. When it is empty, the chair takes 1.30 s to make one complete vibration. But with an astronaut sitting in it, with her feet off the floor, the chair takes 2.54 s for one cycle. What is the mass of the astronaut?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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01:49

Problem 18

A 0.400-kg object undergoing SHM has ${a_x}$ $= -$1.80 m/s$^2$ when $x =$ 0.300 m. What is the time for one oscillation?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
02:48

Problem 19

On a frictionless, horizontal air track, a glider oscillates at the end of an ideal spring of force constant 2.50 N/cm. The graph in $\textbf{Fig. E14.19}$ shows the acceleration of the glider as a function of time. Find (a) the mass of the glider; (b) the maximum displacement of the glider from the equilibrium point; (c) the maximum force the spring exerts on the glider.
Figure E14.19 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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03:06

Problem 20

A 0.500-kg mass on a spring has velocity as a function of time given by ${v_x}(t) = -$(3.60 cm/s) sin[ (4.71 rad/s)$t - \pi$/2) ]. What are (a) the period; (b) the amplitude; (c) the maximum acceleration of the mass; (d) the force constant of the spring?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
03:32

Problem 21

A 1.50-kg mass on a spring has displacement as a function of time given by $$x(t) = 7.40 \mathrm{cm}) \mathrm{cos} [ (4.16 \mathrm{rad}/s)t - 2.42] $$ Find (a) the time for one complete vibration; (b) the force constant of the spring; (c) the maximum speed of the mass; (d) the maximum force on the mass; (e) the position, speed, and acceleration of the mass at $t =$ 1.00 s; (f) the force on the mass at that time.

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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03:13

Problem 22

In February 2004, scientists at Purdue University used a highly sensitive technique to measure the mass of a vaccinia virus (the kind used in smallpox vaccine). The procedure involved measuring the frequency of oscillation of a tiny sliver of silicon (just 30 nm long) with a laser, first without the virus and then after the virus had attached itself to the silicon. The difference in mass caused a change in the frequency. We can model such a process as a mass on a spring. (a) Show that the ratio of the frequency with the virus attached $(f_S+\,_V)$ to the frequency without the virus $(f_S)$ is given by $f_S+\,_V/f_S = 1\sqrt{ 1 + (m_V/m_S) }$, where $m_V$ is the mass of the virus and $m_S$ is the mass of the silicon sliver. Notice that it is $not$ necessary to know or measure the force constant of the spring. (b) In some data, the silicon sliver has a mass of 2.10 $\times$ 10$^{-16}$ g and a frequency of 2.00 $\times$ 10$^{15}$ Hz without the virus and 2.87 $\times$ 10$^{14}$ Hz with the virus. What is the mass of the virus, in grams and in femtograms?

Salamat Ali
Salamat Ali
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05:14

Problem 23

A guitar string vibrates at a frequency of 440 Hz. A point at its center moves in SHM with an amplitude of 3.0 mm and a phase angle of zero. (a) Write an equation for the position of the center of the string as a function of time. (b) What are the maximum values of the magnitudes of the velocity and acceleration of the center of the string? (c) The derivative of the acceleration with respect to time is a quantity called the $jerk$. Write an equation for the jerk of the center of the string as a function
of time, and find the maximum value of the magnitude of the jerk.

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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02:45

Problem 24

For the oscillating object in Fig. E14.4, what are (a) its maximum speed and (b) its maximum acceleration?

Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta
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00:58

Problem 25

A small block is attached to an ideal spring and is moving in SHM on a horizontal frictionless surface. The amplitude of the motion is 0.165 m. The maximum speed of the block is 3.90 m/s. What is the maximum magnitude of the acceleration of the block?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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02:13

Problem 26

A small block is attached to an ideal spring and is moving in SHM on a horizontal, frictionless surface. The amplitude of the motion is 0.250 m and the period is 3.20 s. What are the speed and acceleration of the block when $x =$ 0.160 m?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
02:03

Problem 27

A 0.150-kg toy is undergoing SHM on the end of a horizontal spring with force constant $k =$ 300 N/m. When the toy is 0.0120 m from its equilibrium position, it is observed to have a speed of 0.400 m/s. What are the toy's (a) total energy at any point of its motion; (b) amplitude of motion; (c) maximum speed during its motion?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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05:47

Problem 28

A harmonic oscillator has angular frequency $\omega$ and amplitude $A$. (a) What are the magnitudes of the displacement and velocity when the elastic potential energy is equal to the kinetic energy? (Assume that $U =$ 0 at equilibrium.) (b) How often does this occur in each cycle? What is the time between occurrences? (c) At an instant when the displacement is equal to $A$/2, what fraction of the total energy of the system is kinetic and what fraction is potential?

Dading Chen
Dading Chen
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05:59

Problem 29

A 0.500-kg glider, attached to the end of an ideal spring with force constant $k =$ 450 N/m, undergoes SHM with an amplitude of 0.040 m. Compute (a) the maximum speed of the glider; (b) the speed of the glider when it is at $x = -$0.015 m; (c) the magnitude of the maximum acceleration of the glider; (d) the acceleration of the glider at $x = -$0.015 m; (e) the total mechanical energy of the glider at any point in its motion.

Jacob Shpiece
Jacob Shpiece
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05:05

Problem 30

A cheerleader waves her pom-pom in SHM with an amplitude of 18.0 cm and a frequency of 0.850 Hz. Find (a) the maximum magnitude of the acceleration and of the velocity; (b) the acceleration and speed when the pom-pom's coordinate is $x = +$9.0 cm; (c) the time required to move from the equilibrium position directly to a point 12.0 cm away. (d) Which of the quantities asked for in parts (a), (b), and (c) can be found by using the energy approach used in Section 14.3, and which cannot? Explain.

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
05:51

Problem 31

For the situation described in part (a) of Example 14.5, what should be the value of the putty mass $m$ so that the amplitude after the collision is one-half the original amplitude? For this value of $m$, what fraction of the original mechanical energy is converted into thermal energy?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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03:51

Problem 32

A block with mass $m =$ 0.300 kg is attached to one end of an ideal spring and moves on a horizontal frictionless surface. The other end of the spring is attached to a wall. When the block is at $x = +$0.240 m, its acceleration is $a_x = -$12.0 m/s$^{2}$ and its velocity is $v_x = +$4.00 m/s. What are (a) the spring's force constant $k$; (b) the amplitude of the motion; (c) the maximum speed of the block during its motion; and (d) the maximum magnitude of the block's acceleration during its motion?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
02:03

Problem 33

You are watching an object that is moving in SHM. When the object is displaced 0.600 m to the right of its equilibrium position, it has a velocity of 2.20 m/s to the right and an acceleration of 8.40 m/s$^2$ to the left. How much farther from this point will the object move before it stops momentarily and then starts to move back to the left?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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03:14

Problem 34

A 2.00-kg frictionless block is attached to an ideal spring with force constant 315 N/m. Initially the spring is neither stretched nor compressed, but the block is moving in the negative direction at 12.0 m/s. Find (a) the amplitude of the motion, (b) the block's maximum acceleration, and (c) the maximum force the spring exerts on the block.

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
01:43

Problem 35

A 2.00-kg frictionless block attached to an ideal spring with force constant 315 N/m is undergoing simple harmonic motion. When the block has displacement $+$0.200 m, it is moving in the negative $x$-direction with a speed of 4.00 m/s. Find (a) the amplitude of the motion; (b) the block's maximum acceleration; and (c) the maximum force the spring exerts on the block.

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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00:59

Problem 36

A mass is oscillating with amplitude $A$ at the end of a spring. How far (in terms of $A$) is this mass from the equilibrium position of the spring when the elastic potential energy equals the kinetic energy?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
01:52

Problem 37

A 175-g glider on a horizontal, frictionless air track is attached to a fixed ideal spring with force constant 155 N/m. At the instant you make measurements on the glider, it is moving at 0.815 m/s and is 3.00 cm from its equilibrium point. Use ${energy\ conservation}$ to find (a) the amplitude of the motion and (b) the maximum speed of the glider. (c) What is the angular frequency of the oscillations?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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03:52

Problem 38

A proud deep-sea fisherman hangs a 65.0-kg fish from an ideal spring having negligible mass. The fish stretches the spring 0.180 m. (a) Find the force constant of the spring. The fish is now pulled down 5.00 cm and released. (b) What is the period of oscillation of the fish? (c) What is the maximum speed it will reach?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
11:56

Problem 39

A thrill-seeking cat with mass 4.00 kg is attached by a harness to an ideal spring of negligible mass and oscillates vertically in SHM. The amplitude is 0.050 m, and at the highest point of the motion the spring has its natural unstretched length. Calculate the elastic potential energy of the spring (take it to be zero for the unstretched spring), the kinetic energy of the cat, the gravitational potential energy of the system relative to the lowest point of the motion, and the sum of these three energies when the cat is (a) at its highest point; (b) at its lowest point; (c) at its equilibrium position.

Brandy Heflin
Brandy Heflin
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03:29

Problem 40

A uniform, solid metal disk of mass 6.50 kg and diameter 24.0 cm hangs in a horizontal plane, supported at its center by a vertical metal wire. You find that it requires a horizontal force of 4.23 N tangent to the rim of the disk to turn it by 3.34$^\circ$, thus twisting the wire. You now remove this force and release the disk from rest. (a) What is the torsion constant for the metal wire? (b) What are the frequency and period of the torsional oscillations of the disk? (c) Write the equation of motion for $\theta(t)$ for the disk.

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
02:31

Problem 41

A certain alarm clock ticks four times each second, with each tick representing half a period. The balance wheel consists of a thin rim with radius 0.55 cm, connected to the balance shaft by thin spokes of negligible mass. The total mass of the balance wheel is 0.90 g. (a) What is the moment of inertia of the balance wheel about its shaft? (b) What is the torsion constant of the coil spring (Fig. 14.19)?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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01:14

Problem 42

A thin metal disk with mass 2.00 $\times$ 10$^{-3}$ kg and radius 2.20 cm is attached at its center to a long fiber $\textbf{(Fig. E14.42)}$. The disk, when twisted and released, oscillates with a period of 1.00 s. Find the torsion constant of the fiber.
Figure E14.42 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
01:07

Problem 43

You want to find the moment of inertia of a complicated machine part about an axis through its center of mass. You suspend it from a wire along this axis. The wire has a torsion constant of 0.450 N $\cdot$ m/rad. You twist the part a small amount about this axis and let it go, timing 165 oscillations in 265 s. What is its moment of inertia?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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03:04

Problem 44

The balance wheel of a watch vibrates with an angular amplitude $\Theta$, angular frequency $\omega$, and phase angle $\phi =$ 0. (a) Find expressions for the angular velocity $d\theta/dt$ and angular acceleration $d^2\theta/dt^2$ as functions of time. (b) Find the balance wheel's angular velocity and angular acceleration when its angular displacement is $\Theta$, and when its angular displacement is $\Theta$/2 and $\theta$ is decreasing. ($Hint$: Sketch a graph of $\theta$ versus $t$.)

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
01:59

Problem 45

You pull a simple pendulum 0.240 m long to the side through an angle of 3.50$^\circ$ and release it. (a) How much time does it take the pendulum bob to reach its highest speed? (b) How much time does it take if the pendulum is released at an angle of 1.75$^\circ$ instead of 3.50$^\circ$?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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01:49

Problem 46

An 85.0-kg mountain climber plans to swing down, starting from rest, from a ledge using a light rope 6.50 m long. He holds one end of the rope, and the other end is tied higher up on a rock face. Since the ledge is not very far from the rock face, the rope makes a small angle with the vertical. At the lowest point of his swing, he plans to let go and drop a short distance to the ground. (a) How long after he begins his swing will the climber first reach his lowest point? (b) If he missed the first chance to drop off, how long after first beginning his swing will the climber reach his lowest point for the second time?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
00:39

Problem 47

A building in San Francisco has light fixtures consisting of small $2.35-\mathrm{kg}$ bulbs with shades hanging from the ceiling at the end of light, thin cords $1.50 \mathrm{~m}$ long. If a minor earthquake occurs, how many swings per second will these fixtures make?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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02:02

Problem 48

A certain simple pendulum has a period on the earth of 1.60 s. What is its period on the surface of Mars, where $g =$ 3.71 m/s$^2$?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
00:48

Problem 49

After landing on an unfamiliar planet, a space explorer constructs a simple pendulum of length 50.0 cm. She finds that the pendulum makes 100 complete swings in 136 s. What is the value of $g$ on this planet?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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02:14

Problem 50

In the laboratory, a student studies a pendulum by graphing the angle $\theta$ that the string makes with the vertical as a function of time $t$, obtaining the graph shown in $\textbf{Fig. E14.50}$. (a) What are the period, frequency, angular frequency, and amplitude of the pendulum's motion? (b) How long is the pendulum? (c) Is it possible to determine the mass of the bob?
Figure E14.50 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
01:47

Problem 51

A simple pendulum 2.00 m long swings through a maximum angle of 30.0$^\circ$ with the vertical. Calculate its period (a) assuming a small amplitude, and (b) using the first three terms of Eq. (14.35). (c) Which of the answers in parts (a) and (b) is more accurate? What is the percentage error of the less accurate answer compared with the more accurate one?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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04:31

Problem 52

A small sphere with mass $m$ is attached to a massless rod of length $L$ that is pivoted at the top, forming a simple pendulum. The pendulum is pulled to one side so that the rod is at an angle $\theta$ from the vertical, and released from rest. (a) In a diagram, show the pendulum just after it is released. Draw vectors representing the $forces$ acting on the small sphere and the $acceleration$ of the sphere. Accuracy counts! At this point, what is the linear acceleration of the sphere? (b) Repeat part (a) for the instant when the pendulum rod is at an angle $\theta$/2 from the vertical. (c) Repeat part (a) for the instant when the pendulum rod is vertical. At this point, what is the linear speed of the sphere?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
13:39

Problem 53

Two pendulums have the same dimensions (length $L$) and total mass ( $m$ ). Pendulum $A$ is a very small ball swinging at the end of a uniform massless bar. In pendulum $B$, half the mass is in the ball and half is in the uniform bar. Find the period of each pendulum for small oscillations. Which one takes longer for a swing?

DW
Duncan Wood
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02:37

Problem 54

We want to hang a thin hoop on a horizontal nail and have the hoop make one complete small-angle oscillation each 2.0 s. What must the hoop's radius be?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
01:10

Problem 55

A 1.80-kg connecting rod from a car engine is pivoted about a horizontal knife edge as shown in $\textbf{Fig. E14.55}$. The center of gravity of the rod was located by balancing and is 0.200 m from the pivot. When the rod is set into small-amplitude oscillation, it makes 100 complete swings in 120 s. Calculate the moment of inertia of the rod about the rotation axis through the pivot.
Figure E14.55 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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03:10

Problem 56

A 1.80-kg monkey wrench is pivoted 0.250 m from its center of mass and allowed to swing as a physical pendulum. The period for small-angle oscillations is 0.940 s. (a) What is the moment of inertia of the wrench about an axis through the pivot? (b) If the wrench is initially displaced 0.400 rad from its equilibrium position, what is the angular speed of the wrench as it passes through the equilibrium position?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
02:17

Problem 57

The two pendulums shown in $\textbf{Fig. E14.57}$ each consist of a uniform solid ball of mass $M$ supported by a rigid massless rod, but the ball for pendulum $A$ is very tiny while the ball for pendulum $B$ is much larger. Find the period of each pendulum for small displacements. Which ball takes longer to complete a swing?
Figure E14.57 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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01:48

Problem 58

A holiday ornament in the shape of a hollow sphere with mass $M =$ 0.015 kg and radius $R =$ 0.050 m is hung from a tree limb by a small loop of wire attached to the surface of the sphere. If the ornament is displaced a small distance and released, it swings back and forth as a physical pendulum with negligible friction. Calculate its period. ($Hint$: Use the parallel-axis theorem to find the moment of inertia of the sphere about the pivot at the tree limb.)

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
02:24

Problem 59

A 1.35-kg object is attached to a horizontal spring of force constant 2.5 N/cm. The object is started oscillating by pulling it 6.0 cm from its equilibrium position and releasing it so that it is free to oscillate on a frictionless horizontal air track. You observe that after eight cycles its maximum displacement
from equilibrium is only 3.5 cm. (a) How much energy has this system lost to damping during these eight cycles? (b) Where did the "lost" energy go? Explain physically how the system could have lost energy.

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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01:33

Problem 60

A 50.0-g hard-boiled egg moves on the end of a spring with force constant $k =$ 25.0 N/m. Its initial displacement is 0.300 m. A damping force $F_x = -bv_x$ acts on the egg, and the amplitude of the motion decreases to 0.100 m in 5.00 s. Calculate the magnitude of the damping constant $b$.

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
01:07

Problem 61

An unhappy 0.300 -kg rodent, moving on the end of a spring with force constant $k=2.50 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m},$ is acted on by a damping force $F_{x}=-b v_{x}$. (a) If the constant $b$ has the value $0.900 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{s}$, what is the frequency of oscillation of the rodent? (b) For what value of the constant $b$ will the motion be critically damped?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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02:17

Problem 62

A mass is vibrating at the end of a spring of force constant 225 N/m. $\textbf{Figure E14.62}$ shows a graph of its position $x$ as a function of time $t$. (a) At what times is the mass not moving? (b) How much energy did this system originally contain? (c) How much energy did the system lose between $t =$ 1.0 s and $t =$ 4.0 s? Where did this energy go?
Figure E14.62 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
03:06

Problem 63

A sinusoidally varying driving force is applied to a damped harmonic oscillator of force constant $k$ and mass $m$. If the damping constant has a value $b_1$, the amplitude is $A_1$ when the driving angular frequency equals $\sqrt {k/m}$. In terms of $A_1$, what is the amplitude for the same driving frequency and the same driving force amplitude $F_\mathrm{max}$, if the damping constant is (a) 3$b_1$ and (b) $b_1$/2?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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01:48

Problem 64

An object is undergoing SHM with period 0.300 s and amplitude 6.00 cm. At $t =$ 0 the object is instantaneously at rest at $x =$ 6.00 cm. Calculate the time it takes the object to go from $x =$ 6.00 cm to $x = -$1.50 cm.

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
03:08

Problem 65

An object is undergoing SHM with period 1.200 s and amplitude 0.600 m. At $t =$ 0 the object is at $x =$ 0 and is moving in the negative $x$-direction. How far is the object from the equilibrium position when $t =$ 0.480 s?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
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02:03

Problem 66

Four passengers with combined mass 250 kg compress the springs of a car with worn-out shock absorbers by 4.00 cm when they get in. Model the car and passengers as a single body on a single ideal spring. If the loaded car has a period of vibration of 1.92 s, what is the period of vibration of the empty car?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
01:43

Problem 67

At the end of a ride at a winter-theme amusement park, a sleigh with mass 250 kg (including two passengers) slides without friction along a horizontal, snow-covered surface. The sleigh hits one end of a light horizontal spring that obeys Hooke's law and has its other end attached to a wall. The sleigh latches onto the end of the spring and subsequently moves back and forth in SHM on the end of the spring until a braking mechanism is engaged, which brings the sleigh to rest. The frequency of the SHM is 0.225 Hz, and the amplitude is 0.950 m. (a) What was the speed of the sleigh just before it hit the end of the spring? (b) What is the maximum magnitude of the sleigh's acceleration during its SHM?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
01:29

Problem 68

A block with mass $M$ rests on a frictionless surface and is connected to a horizontal spring of force constant $k$. The other end of the spring is attached to a wall ($\textbf{Fig. P14.68}$). A second block with mass $m$ rests on top of the first block. The coefficient of static friction between the blocks is $\mu_s$. Find the $maximum$ amplitude of oscillation such that the top block will not slip on the bottom block.
Figure P14.68 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
02:20

Problem 69

A 1.50-kg, horizontal, uniform tray is attached to a vertical ideal spring of force constant 185 N/m and a 275-g metal ball is in the tray. The spring is below the tray, so it can oscillate up and down. The tray is then pushed down to point $A$, which is 15.0 cm below the equilibrium point, and released from rest. (a) How high above point $A$ will the tray be when the metal ball leaves the tray? ($Hint$: This does $not$ occur when the ball and tray reach their maximum speeds.) (b) How much time elapses between releasing the system at point $A$ and the ball leaving the tray? (c) How fast is the ball moving just as it leaves the tray?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
03:11

Problem 70

A 10.0-kg mass is traveling to the right with a speed of 2.00 m/s on a smooth horizontal surface when it collides with and sticks to a second 10.0-kg mass that is initially at rest but is attached to a light spring with force constant 170.0 N/m. (a) Find the frequency, amplitude, and period of the subsequent oscillations. (b) How long does it take the system to return the first time to the position it had immediately after the collision?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
03:00

Problem 71

An apple weighs 1.00 N. When you hang it from the end of a long spring of force constant 1.50 N/m and negligible mass, it bounces up and down in SHM. If you stop the bouncing and let the apple swing from side to side through a small angle, the frequency of this simple pendulum is half the bounce frequency. (Because the angle is small, the back-and-forth swings do not cause any appreciable change in the length of the spring.) What is the unstretched length of the spring (with the apple removed)?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
02:43

Problem 72

An object with height $h$, mass $M$, and a uniform cross-sectional area $A$ floats upright in a liquid with density $\rho$. (a) Calculate the vertical distance from the surface of the liquid to the bottom of the floating object at equilibrium. (b) A downward force with magnitude $F$ is applied to the top of the object. At the new equilibrium position, how much farther below the surface of the liquid is the bottom of the object than it was in part (a)? (Assume that some of the object remains above the surface of the liquid.) (c) Your result in part (b) shows that if the force is suddenly removed, the object will oscillate up and down in SHM. Calculate the period of this motion in terms of the density $\rho$ of the liquid, the mass $M$, and the cross-sectional area A of the object. You can ignore the damping due to fluid friction (see Section 14.7).

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
04:45

Problem 73

A square object of mass $m$ is constructed of four identical uniform thin sticks, each of length $L$, attached together. This object is hung on a hook at its upper corner ($\textbf{Fig. P14.73}$). If it is rotated slightly to the left and then released, at what frequency will it swing back and forth?
Figure P14.73 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
05:33

Problem 74

An object with mass 0.200 kg is acted on by an elastic restoring force with force constant 10.0 N/m. (a) Graph elastic potential energy $U$ as a function of displacement $x$ over a range of $x$ from $-$0.300 m to $+$0.300 m. On your graph, let 1 cm $=$ 0.05 J vertically and 1 cm $=$ 0.05 m horizontally. The object is set into oscillation with an initial potential energy of 0.140 J and an initial kinetic energy of 0.060 J. Answer the following questions by referring to the graph. (b) What is the amplitude of oscillation? (c) What is the potential energy when the displacement is one-half the amplitude? (d) At what displacement are the kinetic and potential energies equal? (e) What is the value of the phase angle $\phi$ if the initial velocity is positive and the initial displacement is negative?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
04:39

Problem 75

A 2.00-kg bucket containing 10.0 kg of water is hanging from a vertical ideal spring of force constant 450 N/m and oscillating up and down with an amplitude of 3.00 cm. Suddenly the bucket springs a leak in the bottom such that water drops out at a steady rate of 2.00 g/s. When the bucket is half full, find (a) the period of oscillation and (b) the rate at which the period is changing with respect to time. Is the period getting longer or shorter? (c) What is the shortest period this system can have?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
06:54

Problem 76

A uniform beam is suspended horizontally by two identical vertical springs that are attached between the ceiling and each end of the beam. The beam has mass 225 kg, and a 175-kg sack of gravel sits on the middle of it. The beam is oscillating in SHM with an amplitude of 40.0 cm and a frequency of 0.600 cycle/s. (a) The sack falls off the beam when the beam has its maximum upward displacement. What are the frequency and amplitude of the subsequent SHM of the beam? (b) If the sack instead falls off when the beam has its maximum speed, repeat part (a).

Vidhi Bhatt
Vidhi Bhatt
Numerade Educator
03:34

Problem 77

A 5.00-kg partridge is suspended from a pear tree by an ideal spring of negligible mass. When the partridge is pulled down 0.100 m below its equilibrium position and released, it vibrates with a period of 4.20 s. (a) What is its speed as it passes through the equilibrium position? (b) What is its acceleration when it is 0.050 m above the equilibrium position? (c) When it is moving upward, how much time is required for it to move from a point 0.050 m below its equilibrium position to a point 0.050 m above it? (d) The motion of the partridge is stopped, and then it is removed from the spring. How much does the spring shorten?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
04:01

Problem 78

A 0.0200-kg bolt moves with SHM that has an amplitude of 0.240 m and a period of 1.500 s. The displacement of the bolt is $+$0.240 m when $t =$ 0. Compute (a) the displacement of the bolt when $t =$ 0.500 s; (b) the magnitude and direction of the force acting on the bolt when $t =$ 0.500 s; (c) the minimum time required for the bolt to move from its initial position to the point where $x = -$0.180 m; (d) the speed of the bolt when $x = -$0.180 m.

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
05:09

Problem 79

A spring of negligible mass and force constant $k =$ 400 N/m is hung vertically, and a 0.200-kg pan is suspended from its lower end. A butcher drops a 2.2-kg steak onto the pan from a height of 0.40 m. The steak makes a totally inelastic collision with the pan and sets the system into vertical SHM. What are (a) the speed of the pan and steak immediately after the collision; (b) the amplitude of the subsequent motion; (c) the period of that motion?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
05:17

Problem 80

A 40.0-N force stretches a vertical spring 0.250 m. (a) What mass must be suspended from the spring so that the system will oscillate with a period of 1.00 s? (b) If the amplitude of the motion is 0.050 m and the period is that specified in part (a), where is the object and in what direction is it moving 0.35 s after it has passed the equilibrium position, moving downward? (c) What force (magnitude and direction) does the spring exert on the object when it is 0.030 m below the equilibrium position, moving upward?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
03:06

Problem 81

While on a visit to Minnesota ("Land of 10,000 Lakes"), you sign up to take an excursion around one of the larger lakes. When you go to the dock where the 1500-kg boat is tied, you find that the boat is bobbing up and down in the waves, executing simple harmonic motion with amplitude 20 cm. The boat takes 3.5 s to make one complete up-and-down cycle. When the boat is at its highest point, its deck is at the same height as the stationary dock. As you watch the boat bob up and down, you (mass 60 kg) begin to feel a bit woozy, due in part to the previous night's dinner of lutefisk. As a result, you refuse to board the boat unless the level of the boat's deck is within 10 cm of the dock level. How much time do you have to board the boat comfortably during each cycle of up-and-down motion?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
03:00

Problem 82

An interesting, though highly impractical example of oscillation is the motion of an object dropped down a hole that extends from one side of the earth, through its center, to the other side. With the assumption (not realistic) that the earth is a sphere of uniform density, prove that the motion is simple harmonic and find the period. [$Note$: The gravitational force on the object as a function of the object's distance $r$ from the center of the earth was derived in Example 13.10 (Section 13.6). The motion is simple harmonic if the acceleration $a_x$ and the displacement from equilibrium $x$ are related by Eq. (14.8), and the period is then $T = 2\pi/\omega$.]

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
03:15

Problem 83

A rifle bullet with mass 8.00 g and initial horizontal velocity 280 m/s strikes and embeds itself in a block with mass 0.992 kg that rests on a frictionless surface and is attached to one end of an ideal spring. The other end of the spring is attached to the wall. The impact compresses the spring a maximum distance of 15.0 cm. After the impact, the block moves in SHM. Calculate the period of this motion.

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
03:25

Problem 84

Two uniform solid spheres, each with mass $M =$ 0.800 kg and radius $R =$ 0.0800 m, are connected by a short, light rod that is along a diameter of each sphere and are at rest on a horizontal tabletop. A spring with force constant $k =$ 160 N/m has one end attached to the wall and the other end attached to a frictionless ring that passes over the rod at the center of mass of the spheres, which is midway between the centers of the two spheres. The spheres are each pulled the same distance from the wall, stretching the spring, and released. There is sufficient friction between the tabletop and the spheres for the spheres to roll without slipping as they move back and forth on the end of the spring. Show that the motion of the center of mass of the spheres is simple harmonic and calculate the period.

Salamat Ali
Salamat Ali
Numerade Educator
03:26

Problem 85

In $\textbf{Fig. P14.85}$ the upper ball is released from rest, collides with the stationary lower ball, and sticks to it. The strings are both 50.0 cm long. The upper ball has mass 2.00 kg, and it is initially 10.0 cm higher than the lower ball, which has mass 3.00 kg. Find the frequency and maximum angular displacement of the motion after the collision.
Figure P14.85 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
01:19

Problem 86

A large, 34.0-kg bell is hung from a wooden beam so it can swing back and forth with negligible friction. The bell's center of mass is 0.60 m below the pivot. The bell's moment of inertia about an axis at the pivot is 18.0 kg $\cdot$ m$^2$. The clapper is a small, 1.8-kg mass attached to one end of a slender rod of length $L$ and negligible mass. The other end of the rod is attached to the inside of the bell; the rod can swing freely about the same axis as the bell. What should be the length $L$ of the clapper rod for the bell to ring silently$-$that is, for the period of oscillation for the bell to equal that of the clapper?

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
04:43

Problem 87

A slender, uniform, metal rod with mass $M$ is pivoted without friction about an axis through its midpoint and perpendicular to the rod. A horizontal spring with force constant $k$ is attached to the lower end of the rod, with the other end of the spring attached to a rigid support. If the rod is displaced by a small angle $\Theta$ from the vertical ($\textbf{Fig. P14.87}$) and released, show that it moves in angular SHM and calculate the period. ($Hint$: Assume that the angle $\Theta$ is small enough for the approximations sin $\Theta \approx \Theta$ and cos $\Theta \approx$ 1 to be valid. The motion is simple harmonic if $d^2\theta$/$dt^2$ $=-$$\omega ^2\theta$, and the period is then $T = 2\pi/\omega$.)
Figure P14.87 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
03:14

Problem 88

Two identical thin rods, each with mass $m$ and length $L$, are joined at right angles to form an L-shaped object. This object is balanced on top of a sharp edge ($\textbf{Fig. P14.88}$). If the L-shaped object is deflected slightly, it oscillates. Find the frequency of oscillation.
Figure P14.88 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Salamat Ali
Salamat Ali
Numerade Educator
02:47

Problem 89

A mass $m$ is attached to a spring of force constant 75 N/m and allowed to oscillate. $\textbf{Figure P14.89}$ shows a graph of its velocity component $v_x$ as a function of time $t$. Find (a) the period, (b) the frequency, and (c) the angular frequency of this motion. (d) What is the amplitude (in cm), and at what times does the mass reach this position? (e) Find the maximum acceleration magnitude of the mass and the times at which it occurs. (f) What is the value of $m$?
Figure P14.89 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
06:53

Problem 90

You hang various masses $m$ from the end of a vertical, 0.250-kg spring that obeys Hooke's law and is tapered, which means the diameter changes along the length of the spring. Since the mass of the spring is not negligible, you must replace $m$ in the equation $T =$ 2$\pi\sqrt{ m/k }$ with $m + m_\mathrm{eff}$, where $m_\mathrm{eff}$ is the effective mass of the oscillating spring. (See Challenge Problem 14.93.) You vary the mass m and measure the time for 10 complete oscillations, obtaining these data: (a) Graph the square of the period $T$ versus the mass suspended from the spring, and find the straight line of best fit. (b) From the slope of that line, determine the force constant of the spring. (c) From the vertical intercept of the line, determine the spring's effective mass. (d) What fraction is $m_\mathrm{eff}$ of the spring's mass? (e) If a 0.450-kg mass oscillates on the end of the spring, find its period, frequency, and angular frequency.

Shoukat Ali
Shoukat Ali
Other Schools
03:07

Problem 91

Experimenting with pendulums, you attach a light string to the ceiling and attach a small metal sphere to the lower end of the string. When you displace the sphere 2.00 m to the left, it nearly touches a vertical wall; with the string taut, you release the sphere from rest. The sphere swings back and forth as a simple pendulum, and you measure its period $T$. You repeat this act for strings of various lengths $L$, each time starting the motion with the sphere displaced 2.00 m to the left of the vertical position of the string. In each case the sphere's radius is very small compared with $L$. Your results are given in the table: (a) For the five largest values of $L$, graph $T^2$ versus $L$. Explain why the data points fall close to a straight line. Does the slope of this line have the value you expected? (b) Add the remaining data to your graph. Explain why the data start to deviate from the straight-line fit as $L$ decreases. To see this effect more clearly, plot $T/T_0$ versus $L$, where $T_0 =$ 2$\pi\sqrt{ L/g }$ and $g =$ 9.80 m/s$^2$. (c) Use your graph of $T/T_0$ versus $L$ to estimate the angular amplitude of the pendulum (in degrees) for which the equation $T =$ 2$\pi\sqrt{ L/g }$ is in error by 5%.

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
04:04

Problem 92

Two springs with the same unstretched length but different force constants $k_1$ and $k_2$ are attached to a block with mass $m$ on a level, frictionless surface. Calculate the effective force constant $k_\mathrm{eff}$ in each of the three cases (a), (b), and (c) depicted in $\textbf{Fig. P14.92}$. (The effective force constant is defined by $\Sigma F_x = -$$k_\mathrm{eff} x$.) (d) An object with mass $m$, suspended from a uniform spring with a force constant $k$, vibrates with a frequency $f_1$. When the spring is cut in half and the same object is suspended from one of the halves, the frequency is $f_2$. What is the ratio $f_1/f_2$?
Figure P14.92 (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)

Jilin Wang
Jilin Wang
Boston University
07:46

Problem 93

The preceding problems in this chapter have assumed that the springs had negligible mass. But of course no spring is completely massless. To find the effect of the spring's mass, consider a spring with mass $M$, equilibrium length $L_0$, and spring constant $k$. When stretched or compressed to a length $L$, the potential energy is $\frac{1}{2} kx^2$, where $x = L - L_0$. (a) Consider a spring, as described above, that has one end fixed and the other end moving with speed $v$. Assume that the speed of points along the length of the spring varies linearly with distance $l$ from the fixed end. Assume also that the mass $M$ of the spring is distributed uniformly along the length of the spring. Calculate the kinetic energy of the spring in terms of $M$ and $v$. ($Hint$: Divide the spring into pieces of length $dl$; find the speed of each piece in terms of $l$, $v$, and $L$; find the mass of each piece in terms of $dl$, $M$, and $L$; and integrate from 0 to $L$. The result is not $\frac{1}{2} Mv^2$, since not all of the spring moves with the same speed.) (b) Take the time derivative of the conservation of energy equation, Eq.(14.21), for a mass $m$ moving on the end of a $massless$ spring. By comparing your results to Eq. (14.8), which defines $\omega$, show that the angular frequency of oscillation is $\omega = \sqrt{ k/m }$. (c) Apply the procedure of part (b) to obtain the angular frequency of oscillation $\omega$ of the spring considered in part (a). If the $effective$ $mass$ $M'$ of the spring is defined by $\omega = \sqrt{ k/M' }$, what is $M'$ in terms of $M$?

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
01:21

Problem 94

If we model the vibrating system as a mass on a spring, what is the mass necessary to achieve the desired resonant frequency when the tip is not interacting with the surface? (a) 25 ng; (b) 100 ng; (c) 2.5 $\mu$g; (d) 100 $\mu$g.

Salamat Ali
Salamat Ali
Numerade Educator
01:02

Problem 95

In the model of Problem 14.94, what is the mechanical energy of the vibration when the tip is not interacting with the surface? (a) 1.2 $\times 10^{-18}$ J; (b) 1.2 $\times 10^{-16}$ J; (c) 1.2 $\times 10^{-9}$ J; (d) 5.0 $\times 10^{-8}$ J.

Derek Walkama
Derek Walkama
Numerade Educator
01:55

Problem 96

By what percentage does the frequency of oscillation change if $k_{surf} =$ 5 N/m? (a) 0.1%; (b) 0.2%; (c) 0.5%; (d) 1.0%.

Salamat Ali
Salamat Ali
Numerade Educator