An Astronaut Measures Her Mass by Means of a Device

question 15

Multiple Choice

An astronaut measures her mass by means of a device consisting of a chair attached to a large spring. Her mass can be determined from the period of the oscillations she undergoes when set into motion. If her mass together with the chair is 170 kg, and the spring constant is 1250 N/m, what time is required for her to undergo 10 full oscillations?

• A) 3.7 s
• B) 8.6 s
• C) 170 s
• D) 23 s

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