A 0.50 kg mass on a spring of constant 200 N/m oscillates. What is its period?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 0.31 s
- Step 1: . Step 2. s. Answer: 0.31 s. Why not the others: 0.050 s leaves out ; 3.2 is the frequency in hertz, not the period; 126 s inverts .
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