Question

A 2.98-kg object oscillates on a spring with an amplitude of 8.05 cm. Its maximum acceleration is 3.55 m/s2. Calculate the total energy.

Answer 1

Answer:

a = ω^2 A      formula for max acceleration (ignoring sign)

V = ω A         formula for max velocity

V^2 = ω^2 A^2 = a A   from first equation

E = 1/2 M V^2 = 1/2 * 2.98 * 3.55 * .0805 = .426 J

(kg * m/sec^2 * m = kg m^2 / sec^2 = Joule