A body of mass m = 0.4 kg, suspended on a spring with a stiffness k = 0.1 N / m, performs small harmonic oscillations
A body of mass m = 0.4 kg, suspended on a spring with a stiffness k = 0.1 N / m, performs small harmonic oscillations, if the minimum speed of the body is 8 cm / s, then the amplitude of oscillations is?
m = 0.4 kg.
k = 0.1 N / m.
V = 8 cm / s = 0.08 m / s.
x -?
According to the law of conservation of energy, the maximum deflection of the pendulum will be when all the kinetic energy Ek is converted into potential energy En.
The kinetic energy Ek is determined by the formula: Ek = m * V ^ 2/2, where m is the mass of the body, V is the speed of the body.
The potential energy of a spring pendulum, Ep, is determined by the formula: Ep = k * x ^ 2/2, where k is the stiffness of the spring, x is the elongation of the spring.
m * V ^ 2/2 = k * x ^ 2/2.
x = √ (m * V ^ 2 / k).
x = √ (0.4 kg * (0.08 m / s) ^ 2 / 0.1 N / m) = 0.16 m.
Answer: the vibration amplitude is x = 0.16 m.