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11.1 Simple Harmonic Motion

Practice A, Hook’s Law, pg 371
[1a] 15 N/m   [b] less stiff   [2] 320 N/m   [3] 2700 N/m   [4] 81 N

Ch 11 Review Q, pg 396: 
1] oscillation about an equilibrium position in which a restoring force is proportional to displacement.
2] mass-spring system, child on a swing, pendulum of a grandfather clock, metronome.
3] No, acceleration changes throughout the oscillator’s ,option.  It is zero at the equilibrium position and greatest at maximum displacement.
4] No, a pendulum’s displacement is approximately proportional to its restoring force only at angles smaller than 15o.
5] gravitational potential energy.  When April lets the bob go,
PE = max & KE = 0.  At the bottom of its swing, KE = max and PE = 0.
6] because frictional forces are neglected in an ideal mass-spring system.
7] the tangent component; because it always pulls the bob toward the equilibrium position.
8] 130 N/m     9] 580 N/m

Section 1.1 Review Q, pg 375: 
[1] c     [2] 0.52 N    
[3] Force & acceleration decrease, velocity increases
[4] because the acrobat’s momentum carries her through the
    equilibrium position.

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11.2 Measuring Simple Harmonic Motion

Practice B, SHM of a Pendulum, pg 379
[1]  140 m    [2] 25 cm     [3] 3.6 m    
[4a] 3.749 s, 0.2667 Hz     [b] 3.754 s, 0.2664 Hz
[c]  3.758 s, 0.2661 Hz

Practice C, SHM of a Mass-Spring System, pg 381
[1] 210 N/m     [2] 25 N/m     [3] 39.7 N/m     [4] 0.869 s
[5a] 1.7 s, 0.59 Hz    [b] 0.14 s, 7.21 Hz    [c] 1.6 s, 0.62 Hz

Ch 11 Review Q, pg 397:  19] 9.7 m    
[20a] 2.000 s     [b] 9.812 m/s2     [c] 9.798 m/s2 
[21a] 0.57 s      [b] 1.8 Hz

Section 11.2 Review Q, pg 381: 
[1] 3.0 Hz, 0.33 s     [2a] 3.2 s     [b] 0.31 Hz   
[3a] 25 N/m             [b] 1.1 s    
[4] The system with the larger mass has the greater period.

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11.3 Properties of Waves

Practice D, Wave Speed, pg 387
[1] 0.081 m < λ < 12 m   
[2a] 3.41 m     [b] 5.0x10-7 m     [c] 10x10-10 m
[3] 4.74x1014 Hz                  [4a] 346 m/s     [b] 5.86 m

Ch 11 Review Q, pg 397:  35] 0.0333 m  

Section 11.3 Review Q, pg 388: 
[1] The disturbance moves, not the medium.
[2a] One portion of the spring should have a single compressed region
     and a single stretched region.
 [b] The spring should have several compressed regions and several
     stretched regions.
 [c] The spring should contain a single hump either above or below
     its equilibrium position.
 [d] The spring should contain several humps above and below its
     equilibrium position.
[3] The graph for (b) should look like Fig 11(b) but should have a
    y-axis labeled density.  Graph for (d) should resemble Fig 11(b)
[4] Energy will be 16 x as great     [5] 60,000 Hz       

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11.4 Wave Interactions

Ch 11 Review Q, pg 398: 
40] Yes, because waves do not collide like matter; they add to form a
    resultant wave.    
41] Zero    
42] Yes; when constructive interference occurs.
43] a, b, & d (λ = 0.5 L, L and 2L respectively)

Section 11.4 Review Q, pg 394: 
[1] 0.50 m     [2] 0.00 m, destructive     [3] 0.30 constructive
[4] Wavelengths that will produce standing waves include 4.0 m,
    2.0 m, and 1.3 m; Any value that does not allow both ends of
    the string to be node is acceptable.
[5] 4 nodes; 3 antinodes.

Ch 11 Mixed Review

     [44] 14 N            [45] 1.7 N         [46] 2.0 Hz, 0.50 s, 0.30 m/s
[47] 446 m           [48] 0.129 m < λ < 1.73 m     [49] 9.70 m/s2
[50] 5.17x1014  Hz    [51] 9:48 A.M.

Standardized Test Prep, pg 400

     1] C   [2] J   [3] C   [4] F   [5] C   [6] G   [7] B  [8] G [9] A 
[10] H [11] A  [12] H  [13] A  [14] J  [15] A  [16] G 
[17] 5.77X1014 Hz, 1.73x10-15 s  [18] electromagnetic waves
[19] Possible correct answers include 4.0 m, 2.0 m, 1.3 m, 1.0 m, or other wavelengths such that nλ = 4 m (where n is a positive integer).
[20] 22.4 m     [21] 0.319 m

 

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Ch 11B Test Practice

1    How much force is required to pull a spring 3.0 cm from its equilibrium position if the spring constant is 2700 N/m?          

2    A mass of 0.55 kg hung on a spring stretches 36 cm form its equilibrium position.
a] Draw & label the diagram.
b] Find the spring constant.     

3    How far (cm) will a 10 N force compress a spring with a constant of
2.5 N/m?

4    A 2.0 m pendulum suspends a 3.0 kg mass. 
a] Draw and Label the vector diagram when the pendulum is at 10o with the vertical.
b] Find the restoring force when it is at 10o with the vertical.
c] Draw and Label the vector diagram when the pendulum is at 75o with the horizontal.
d] Find the restoring force when it is at 75o with the horizontal.

5    If the period of the pendulum is 24 s, how long is it?

6    Calculate the period and frequency of a 3.500 m pendulum at the north pole where g = 9.832 m/s2

7    A pendulum moves through its equilibrium position once every 1.000 s.
a] What is the period of this pendulum?
b] At location X this pendulum is 0.9942 m long.  What is the free-fall acceleration at location X?

8    A 125 N object makes 20 complete vibrations is 4.0 s when hanging from a spring. 
a] Find the period.
b] What is the spring constant?

9    A spring of spring constant 30.0 N/m is attached to a 2.30 kg object, and the system is set in motion. 
Find the period and frequency of vibration.

10   The red light emitted by a He-Ne laser has a wavelength of 633 nm in air and travels at 3.00x108 m/s. 
Find the period and frequency of the laser light.

11   A tuning fork produces a sound with a frequency of 256 Hz and a wavelength in air of 1.35 m
a] What value does this give for the speed of sound in air?
b] What would be the wavelength of this same sound in water in which sound travels at 1500 m/s?

 

Ans: 1] 81 N                          7a] 2 s  [b] 9.812 m/s2 
2] 15 N/m                         8] 0.20 s/cycle, 13000 N/m
3] 400 cm                         9] 1.74 s/cycle, 0.575 cycles/s
4b] 5.1 N  [c] 7.6 N              10] 4.73x1014 cycles/s,
5] 143 m                              0.211x10-14 s/cycles
6] 3.749 s/cycle, 0.2668 cycles/s 11] 345.6 m/s, 5.86 m

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Solutions Ch 11B Test Practice

1    How much force is required to pull a spring 3.0 cm from its equilibrium position if the spring constant is 2700 N/m?
G/F:  F = ?, X = 3 cm x 1 m/100 cm = 0.03 m, k = 2700 N/m
F = -kX
F = - 2700 x 0.03 = 81 N opposite the stretch direction.

2    A mass of 0.55 kg hung on a spring stretches 36 cm form its equilibrium position.
a] Draw & label the diagram.
b] Find the spring constant.
G/F:  m = 0.55 kg, X = 36 cm x 1 m/100 cm = 0.36 m, k = ?
Hung-->F = mg = 0.55 x 9.81 = 5.4 N down
F = - kX--->
-5.4 N = -k 0.36 m--->k = 5.4/0.36 = 15 NN/m

3    How far (cm) will a 10 N force compress a spring with a constant of
2.5 N/m?
G/F:  X = ?; F = 10 N, k = 2.5 N/m
   F = -kX
10 N = -2.5X--->X = 10 N/2.5 N/s = 4 m x 100 cm/1 m = 400 cm

4    A 2.0 m pendulum suspends a 3.0 kg mass. 
a] Draw and Label the vector diagram when the pendulum is at 10o with the vertical.
b] Find the restoring force when it is at 10o with the vertical.
   Restoring force = the component of the weight tangent to the
   motion (see diagram).  Weight: W = mg = 3x9.81 = 29.43 N
   F = W Sin(θ) = 3x9.81*Sin(10) = 5.1 N

c] Draw and Label the vector diagram when the pendulum is at 75o with the horizontal.
d] Find the restoring force when it is at 75o with the horizontal.
   F = W Cos(θ) = 3x9.81*Cos(75) = 7.6 N

5    If the period of the pendulum is 24 s, how long is it?
 T = 2πL/g                      
24 = 2π√L/9.81--->Square both sides--->576 = 39.5 L/9.81
                                        L = 576x9.81/39.5 = 143 m

6    Calculate the period and frequency of a 3.500 m pendulum at the north pole where g = 9.832 m/s2.       
T = 2π√L/g = 6.283√3.500/9.832 = 3.749 s/cycle
f = 1/T = 0.2668 cycles/s

7    A pendulum moves through its equilibrium position once every 1.000 s.
a] What is the period of this pendulum?
b] At location X this pendulum is 0.9942 m long.  What is the free-fall acceleration at location X?
T = 2π√L/g--->2 = 2π√0.9942/g
--->Square both sides--->4 = 39.48(0.99942/g)
--->g = 39.48(0.9942/4) = 9.812 m/s22 

8    A 125 N object makes 20 complete vibrations is 4.0 s when hanging from a spring. 
a] Find the period.
G/F:  W = 125 N = mg---m = 125/9.81 = 12.7 kg
      f = 20 Cycles/4 s = 5; T = ?
T = 1/f = 1/5 = 0.2 s/cycle
b] What is the spring constant?    
T = 2π√m/k--->0.2 = 6.283√12.7/k--->Square both sides--->
0.04 = 39.48(12.7/k)--->k = 39.48(12.7)/0.04 = 12535 N/m

9    A spring of spring constant 30.0 N/m is attached to a 2.3 kg object, and the system is set in motion. 
Find the period and frequency of vibration.
T = 2π√m/k = 6.283√2.3/30 = 1.74 s/cycle
f = 1/T = 1/1.74 = 0.575 cycles/s

10   The red light emitted by a He-Ne laser has a wavelength of 633 nm in air and travels at 3.00x108 m/s. 
Find the period and frequency of the laser light.
G/F:  λ = 633 nm = 633x10-9 m, V = 3.00x108 m/s, f = ?
V = λf--->3.00x108 = 633x10-9 f
      --->f = 3.00x108/633x10-9 = 0.00473x1017 = 4.73x1014 cycles/sec
T = 1/f = 1/4.73x1014 cycles/sec = 0.211x10-14 s/cycles

11   A tuning fork produces a sound with a frequency of 256 Hz and a wavelength in air of 1.35 m
a] What value does this give for the speed of sound in air?
   V = λf = 1.35x256 = 345.6 m/s
b] What would be the wavelength of this same sound in water in which sound travels at 1500 m/s?
   V = λf--->1500 = λx256--->λ = 1500/256 = 5.86 m

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