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Simple Harmonic Motion Worksheet 1. A 0.50kg object vibrates at the end of a vertical spring (k= 82N/m). What is the period of its vibration? (0.49s) 2. A 0.70kg object vibrates at the end of a horizontal spring (k = 75N/m) along a frictionless surface. What is the frequency of the vibration. (1.6Hz) 3. An 8.8N object vibrates at the end of a horizontal spring along a frictionless surface. IF the period of vibration is 1.1s, what is the spring constant? (29N/m) 4. A 1.00kg object vibrates at the end of a vertical spring. If the frequency of the vibration is 1.25Hz, what is the spring constant? (62N/m) 5. An object vibrates at the end of a horizontal spring (k = 115N/m) along a frictionless surface. If the frequency of the vibration is 1.50Hz, what is the mass of the object? (1.29kg) 6. A 0.40kg mass vibrates with a frequency of 1.0Hz at the end of a spring. If the 0.40kg mass is replaced by a 0.80kg mass, what is the frequency of the vibration? (0.71Hz) 7. After a bungee jump a 75kg student bobs up and down at the end of the bungee cord at a frequency of 0.23Hz. What is the spring constant of the cord? (1.6x102N/m) 8. A 0.025kg object vibrates in SHM at the end of a spring. If the maximum displacement of the object is 0.030cm, and its period is 0.50s, what is the maximum acceleration of the object? (4.7x10-2m/s2) 9. A pendulum has a period of 3.6s, what is the frequency? (0.28Hz) 10. A spring vibrates 32 times in 56s. Find its period and frequency. (1.8s, 0.57Hz) 11. Find the length of a pendulum that has a period of 2.0s. (0.99m) 12. Find the length of a pendulum that has a frequency of 0.80Hz. (0.39m) 13. Determine the acceleration due to gravity at a location where a pendulum 0.75m long has a frequency of 0.57Hz. (9.6m/s2) 14. The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1.6m/s2. How long of a pendulum would be required to have a period of 1.0s? (0.041m) 15. The bob of a pendulum has a mass of 0.25kg. If this pendulum is 1.0m long, what is its frequency? (0.50Hz) 16. In the pendulum of problem #15, the bob is replaced with a 0.50kg bob. IF the length is unchanged what is the frequency? (0.50Hz) 17. Elwin, the bungee clown, swings back and forth like a simple pendulum at the end of a bungee cord. If a student determines the time of one complete swing is 6.9s, how long is the bungee cord when Elwin is swinging from it? (12m)