AP Physics C Mechanics Flashcards: Representing And Analyzing Shm

Study Representing And Analyzing Shm in AP Physics C Mechanics with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Find the time period for a pendulum with $L = 1$ m and $g = 9.8$ m/s².

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ANSWER

$T = 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{1}{9.8}} \text{ s}$ . $T = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{1}{9.8}} = 2\pi\sqrt{0.102} \approx 2.0$ s.

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A frictionless mass–spring oscillator has

m=0.10\ \text{kg}

k=40\ \text{N/m}

, and equilibrium at

x=0

. It is released from rest at

x=+0.050\ \text{m}

t=0

, so

A=0.050\ \text{m}

and

\phi=0

. The motion is

x(t)=A\cos(\omega t)

with

\omega=\sqrt{k/m}

and period

T=2\pi/\omega

. The object reaches equilibrium after one quarter period. All quantities use SI units and amplitude remains constant. How long after release does it first reach

x=0

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