A Mass on a Spring Has an Angular Oscillation Frequency

question 3

Multiple Choice

A mass on a spring has an angular oscillation frequency of 2.81 rad/s.The mass has a maximum displacement (when t = 0 s) of 0.232 m.If the spring constant is 29.8 N/m,what is the potential energy stored in the mass-spring system when t = 1.42 s?

• A)0.350 J
• B)0.256 J
• C)0.329 J
• D)0.399 J

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