<br> a. Part 1: The following measurements were taken for a spring in a laboratory experiment.<br> b. Part 2:
Displacement x(cm)
Restoring force F(N)
1.0
0.42
2.0
0.83
3.0
1.25
4.0
1.66
| 5.0 | 2.10 |<br> c. Part 3: (i) Plot a graph of F versus x using the above data and find the slope.<br> d. Part 4: (ii) Using the slope, determine the spring constant.<br> e. Part 5: (iii) A 0.40kg mass is now attached to this spring and set into oscillation. Calculate the time period of the resulting simple harmonic motion.