A spring with a mass of 400.0 g is set into simple harmonic motion. The graph of the force of the spring vs. displacement is shown. The data of the position of the spring vs. time while it is oscillating are also shown.





t (s) y (m)

0.0 0.00

0.2 0.09

0.4 –0.07

0.6 –0.04

0.8 0.10

1.0 –0.03

1.2 –0.08

1.4 0.09

1.6 0.01

1.8 –0.10

2.0 0.06

2.2 0.05

2.4 –0.10

2.6 0.02

2.8 0.09

3.0 –0.08

3.2 –0.03

3.4 0.10

3.8 –0.07

4.0 0.09



Do the following:

ADetermine the spring constant from the graph.

BMake a position vs. time graph for the spring’s motion.

CDetermine the amplitude and period of the spring’s motion from your graph.

DCalculate the period of the spring’s motion using the spring’s period equation.

EDetermine the percent error by comparing the period from the graph (experimental value) to the calculated value (accepted value).

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