{VERSION 3 0 "APPLE_PPC_MAC" "3.0" } {USTYLETAB {PSTYLE "Normal" -1 0 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }} {SECT 0 {EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 10 "Problem #8" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 5 "James" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 6 "Jeremy" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 7 "Anthony" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 7 "John T." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }} {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 259 "Question #8 States: A weight hanging on a spring oscillates with a period of \+ 3 sec. After 2 lb is added, the period becomes 4 sec. Assuming that \+ we can neglect any damping or external forces, determine how much weig ht was originally attached to the spring." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" } }{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }} {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 98 "The two equations we will need for this p roblem are: Omega = 2*pi / P & Omega = sqroot(K/m)" }}{PARA 0 " " 0 "" {TEXT -1 55 " \+ " }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 87 " \+ (we'll use W to symbolize Omega)" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 7 " " }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 " " 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 " " {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 60 "We'll first solve the W =2*pi/P equation for our two periods." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 " " }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 89 " \+ Wo = 2*pi / 3 sec = 2.094 /sec" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 89 " \+ Wf = 2*pi / 4sec = 1.571 \+ /sec" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }} {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 49 "Now we apply these answers to the other e quation." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 79 " 2.094 \+ = sqroot(K/m)" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 85 " \+ 1.571 = sqroot(K/m+.0625)" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 201 "The \"m+.0625\" comes from the fact that in th e second equation we have the original mass plus the .0625 slugs that \+ was put on. Now since you have 2 variables and 2 equations you can so lve for the mass." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 38 " After solving you get: m=.0804 slugs" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 45 " This multiplyed by 32 feet/sec is 2.571 lb." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 " " {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 87 " \+ So the answer is: Weight = 2.571 lb" }} {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 7 "the end" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }} {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 1 " " }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 16 " It's be en real." }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 51 " \+ " }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 " " }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}}}{MARK "1 22 0" 0 } {VIEWOPTS 1 1 0 1 1 1803 }