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A 20-kg mass is placed on a horizontal frictionless surface and then connected by two springs with spring constants k1 = 5.0 N/m and k2 = 3.0 N/m to walls as shown in the figure.What is the period of oscillations for the 20-kg mass if it is displaced slightly to one side? A 20-kg mass is placed on a horizontal frictionless surface and then connected by two springs with spring constants k<sub>1</sub> = 5.0 N/m and k<sub>2</sub> = 3.0 N/m to walls as shown in the figure.What is the period of oscillations for the 20-kg mass if it is displaced slightly to one side?   A) 2.5 s B) 7.0 s C) 9.9 s D) 14 s E) 20 s


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