Problem 1: A wood block is slid back and forth against a flat surface covered with...
A block attached to a spring undergoes simple harmonic motion,
sliding back and forth along a straight line on a horizontal,
frictionless surface. The amplitude of the block's motion is
cm, the frequency of the block's motion is
Hz, and the mass of the block is kg.
a) Determine the spring's stiffness constant.
N/m
b) The block is initially stretched and then released at time
. Determine a formula for the position
function of the block, where the position is...