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Question
Consider a simple harmonic oscillator made of a mass sliding on a frictionless surface, and attached to a massless linear spring. Which of the following statements are true? (If A and E are, and the others are not, enter TFFFT).A) Doubling the spring constant will double the frequency.
B) Doubling the mass will not change the frequency.
C) Tripling the amplitude will sextuple the frequency.
D) Doubling the amplitude will double the period.
E) Doubling the mass will double the frequency. Consider a simple harmonic oscillator made of a mass sliding on a frictionless surface, and attached to a massless linear spring. Which of the following statements are true? (If A and E are, and the others are not, enter TFFFT).
A) Doubling the spring constant will double the frequency.
B) Doubling the mass will not change the frequency.
C) Tripling the amplitude will sextuple the frequency.
D) Doubling the amplitude will double the period.
E) Doubling the mass will double the frequency.
Explanation / Answer
B) Doubling the mass will not change the frequency.