A spring with a mass of 0.5 kg and a spring constant of 40 N/m is compressed 0.35 m. When released, the spring-mass system will oscillate horizontally on a frictionless surface. What is the period of oscillation?

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Answer:

The period of oscillation of the spring T = 0.702 sec

Explanation:

Mass = 0.5 kg

Spring constant k = 40 [tex]\frac{N}{m}[/tex]

Compression of spring = 0.35 m

Period of oscillation

[tex]T = 2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{m}{k} }[/tex]

Put all the values in above equation

[tex]T = 2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{0.5}{40} }[/tex]

T = 0.702 sec

This is the period of oscillation of the spring.