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A massless spring has a spring constant of k=7.85N/m.  A mass M=0.425kg is placed on the spring, and is allowed to...

A massless spring has a spring constant of k=7.85N/m.  A mass M=0.425kg is placed on the spring, and is allowed to oscillate.  What is the period T of oscillation?
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period = 2π √m/k = 2π √0.425/7.85 =     1.462 seconds
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Thank you for that.  I was wondering were the equation used was derived from??
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