Vibrations and Waves · Problem 3-1

Forced vibrations and resonance — A.P. French

Physics — Waves · simple-harmonic-oscillator-spring-constant

Problem

An object of mass 1 g is hung from a spring and set in oscillatory motion. At

t = 0

the displacement is 43.785 cm and the acceleration is

-1.7514

cm/sec

^2

. What is the spring constant?