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    This document provides example problems related to waves and oscillations that students must be able to solve for a test or exam. It includes 5 sample problems of varying types that students would need to memorize the terms and formulas to solve. No reference materials will be provided during assessments. The problems cover topics like simple harmonic motion, physical pendulums, RLC circuits, and ocean waves. Students must practice these kinds of problems in order to apply their knowledge of waves and oscillations concepts.

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    This document provides example problems related to waves and oscillations that students must be able to solve for a test or exam. It includes 5 sample problems of varying types that students would need to memorize the terms and formulas to solve. No reference materials will be provided during assessments. The problems cover topics like simple harmonic motion, physical pendulums, RLC circuits, and ocean waves. Students must practice these kinds of problems in order to apply their knowledge of waves and oscillations concepts.

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    Problems

    Module 1. Waves and oscillations

    The facts you must remember to solve the problems successfully:


    g = 9.8 m/s2 - the gravitational acceleration

    Please note that you must memorize all the terms and constants used in the tasks in this Module.
    In tests and exams, you cannot have any reference materials, tables with constants, etc.

    1
    A 300 g object is attached to a horizontal spring. The spring is initially stretched by 3 dm,
    and the object is released from rest there. It proceeds to move without friction. The next
    time the speed of the object is zero at 0.5 min later.
    (a) What is the angular frequency of oscillations of the object?
    (b) What is the period of oscillations of the object?
    (c) What is the frequency of oscillations of the object?
    (d) What is the amplitude of oscillations of the object?
    (e) What is the maximum speed of the object?
    (f) What is the maximum acceleration of the object?
    (g) What is the spring constant of the spring?
    (h) What is the total mechanical energy of the oscillator?
    {Answer: a) 0.10472 rad/s; b) 60 s; c) 16.667 mHz; d) 30 cm; e) 3.1416 cm/s f) 3.2899 mm/s2;
    g) 3.2899 mN/m; h) 148.04 mJ}

    2
    Ocean waves can be described by the wave function
    y(x, t) = (8dm) sin[0.6x – 1.4t + /3]. (dm is decimeter, x is in centimeters, t is in seconds)
    (a) What is the direction of motion of waves?
    (b) What is the velocity of waves in the x direction?
    (c) What is the acceleration of waves in the x direction?
    (d) What is the wavelength, amplitude, period, frequency and angular frequency of waves?
    (e) What is the wavenumber and the phase constant of the ocean waves?
    (f) What means dy(x,t)/dt ?
    (g) What means dy(x,t)/dx ?
    (h) Calculate the maximum transverse speed of a point on the ocean surface.
    (i) Calculate the maximum transverse acceleration of a point on the ocean surface.
    {Answer: a) positive x direction; b) 2.3333 cm/s; c) zero d) 10.472 cm; 0.8 m; 4.4880 s;
    0.22282 Hz; 1.4 rad/s; e) 60 rad/m; /3 rad; f) vertical velocity of a particle on the ocean surface
    g) tangent to the wave on x-y graph; h) 1.1200 m/s; i) 1.5680 m/s2}

    3
    A physical pendulum in the form of a planar body moves in simple harmonic motion with a
    frequency of 0.45 Hz. If the pendulum has a mass of 2.2 kg and the pivot is located 0.35
    m from the center of mass, determine the moment of inertia of the pendulum about the pivot
    point.
    {Answer: 0.94391 kg·m2}

    4
    An inductor has a 54  reactance at 60 Hz. What is the maximum current if this inductor
    is connected to a 50 Hz source that produces a 100 V rms voltage?
    {Answer: 3.1427 A}

    5
    A coil of resistance 35  and inductance 20.5 H is in series with a capacitor and a 200 V (rms),
    100 Hz source. The rms current in the circuit is 4.00 A.
    (a) Calculate the capacitance in the circuit.
    (b) What is Vrms across the coil?
    {Answer: a) 123.22 nF or 123.91 nF; b) 51.522 kV}

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