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[SOLVED] Simple Harmonics
A 10.0 kg mass is traveling to the right with a speed of 2.40 m/s on a smooth horizontal surface when it collides with and sticks to a second 10.0 kg mass that is initially at rest but is attached to a light spring with force constant 75.0 N/m.
How long does it take the system to return the first time to the position it had immediately after the collision?
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I am sort of confused about this. I found the f, A, T for subsequent oscillations but what's the difference between them and the first oscillation as asked by this question?
Thanks!
Homework Statement
A 10.0 kg mass is traveling to the right with a speed of 2.40 m/s on a smooth horizontal surface when it collides with and sticks to a second 10.0 kg mass that is initially at rest but is attached to a light spring with force constant 75.0 N/m.
How long does it take the system to return the first time to the position it had immediately after the collision?
Homework Equations
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The Attempt at a Solution
I am sort of confused about this. I found the f, A, T for subsequent oscillations but what's the difference between them and the first oscillation as asked by this question?
Thanks!