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Chapter 13, Problem 75AP
A 2.00-kg block hangs without vibrating at the end of a spring (k = 500. N/m) that is attached to the ceiling of an elevator car. The car is rising with an upward acceleration of g/3 when the acceleration suddenly ceases (at t = 0). (a) What is the angular frequency of oscillation of the block after the acceleration ceases? (b) By what amount is the spring stretched during the time that the elevator car is accelerating?
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