A spring and mass system is set into motion by pulling the mass 3.50 cm from the equilibrium position and releasing it. This simple harmonic oscillator has a maximum speed of 26.0 cm/s. What is its speed when the displacement of the mass is 1.75 cm?

Respuesta :

To develop this problem it is necessary to apply the concepts related to speed from the simple harmonic movement. We know that mathematically speed can be expressed as

[tex]v = \omega \sqrt{A^2-x^2}[/tex]

Where,

[tex]\omega[/tex]= Angular velocity

A = Amplitude

x = Displacement

For the expression within the square root to be maximum then x must be equivalent to zero therefore

[tex]v_{max} = A\omega[/tex]

Reorganizing the equation to obtain the highest value of angular velocity we have to

[tex]\omega = \frac{v_{max}}{A}[/tex]

Replacing with our values we have to

[tex]\omega = \frac{26}{3.5}[/tex]

[tex]\omega = 7.426rad/s[/tex]

Finally the speed at the swing point equivalent to 1.75cm would be:

[tex]v = \omega \sqrt{A^2-x^2}[/tex]

[tex]v = (7.428)\sqrt{3.5^2-1.75^2}[/tex]

[tex]v = 22.5cm/s = 0.225m/s[/tex]

Therefore the speed when the displacement of the mass is 1.75cm would be 0.225m/s