though not sure
i think it must trace an ellipse
its like combination of two shms ....
so using that concept will help ???
A mass m at the end of an ideal spring strecthes the spring to a length l when at rest. The mass is now set into motion so that it executes up and down vibrations while swinging back and forth as a single pendulum. It is observed that the mass moves in a 8- like shape in the vertical plane.
Find the spring const.
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UP 0 DOWN 0 0 3
3 Answers
akari
·2010-02-20 09:32:24
Devil
·2010-02-20 09:34:09
Why don't u try it? I'm fed up of this problem, so nothing short of a complete and elegant soln shall satisfy me.