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Physics Waves And Oscillations Level: High School

Vertical Mass and Spring Oscillator

A block of mass m is attached to the end of an ideal spring . Due to the weight of the block , the block remains at rest when the spring is stretched a distance h from its equilibrium length . The spring has an unknown spring constant k .

A) What is the spring constant ?

B) Suppose that the block gets bumped and undergoes a small vertical displacement . Find the resulting angular frequency w of the block’s oscillation about its equilibrium position .