A massless spring of constant 40N/m is attached vertically to a table. A 5-g balloon is filled with helium (density = 0.180 kg/m3 ) to a volume of 1.5m3 and is then connected to the spring, causing it to stretch. The spring (with a balloon) is then stretched further by 11cm and released. Find the period of spring oscillations about the equilibrium. Take air density to be 1.225 kg/m³. Neglect the air resistance. State %3D your answer to the nearest 0.001s.

A massless spring of constant 40N/m is attached vertically to a table. A 5-g balloon is filled with helium (density = 0.180 kg/m3 ) to a volume of 1.5m3 and is then connected to the spring, causing it to stretch. The spring (with a balloon) is then stretched further by 11cm and released. Find the period of spring oscillations about the equilibrium. Take air density to be 1.225 kg/m³. Neglect the air resistance. State %3D your answer to the nearest 0.001s.

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Chapter3: Oscillations

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