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Posted 17 December 2005 - 07:53 PM

Hi,

If i have the period, the amplitude, spring constant and mass of an object attached to a spring in SHM how can i find g?

The spring increaes by 200mm when the mass is attached.

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Posted 17 December 2005 - 10:50 PM

Well just using Hooke's law:

F = kx

mg = kx

g = kx / m

That seems rather oversimplified though. Give it a shot.
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