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Grade 11Mechanics

the vertical extension in a light spring attached to the ceiling, on hanging a mass of 1 kg from its lower end is 10 cm.the period of simple oscillation

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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7 Years ago

k = force needed to produce an extension of one metre

k = 9.81 N / 0.1 m = 98.1 N / m

T = 2 pi (m / k)^0.5

T = 2 pi ( 1 / 98.1))^0.5

T = 0.63 s