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16. A spring-mass system has a natural period of 0.21 sec. What will be the new period if the spring constant is (a) increased by 50 percent and (b) decreased by 50 percent?
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Given,

n = 0.21seconds =2π((mk))

m=0.21k2π


(a) If the spring constant is increased by 50 percent,

(n)new = 2πmknew=2πm1.5k=2π(0.21k2π)11.5k=0.17146sec


(b) If the spring constant is decreased by 50 percent,

(n)new = 2πmknew=2πm0.5k=2π(0.21k2π)10.5k=0.29698sec

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