Chapter 13.

Oscillatory Motion
( Recommended Problems : 42, 43, 59, 78, 87-90 )
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#. Solution

42.
-. What we have
1. Mass of an eyelid : = 7.5 g

2. Spring constant of muscles : = 2.5 kN/m

-. What we want
Harmonic oscillation frequency of an eyelid
-. Key concept

1. = = 2

-. Solution
Take care of the unit. (i.e. Convert to SI unit.) Then,
= 7.5 103 kg & = 2.5 103 N/m

People can not make such high shaking frequency and I dont really recommend you to try.
You must feel dizzy.
43.
-. What we have
1. Motion on the frictionless floor
-. What we want
How long the mass is in contact with the spring
The springs maximum compression.
-. Key concept

1
1. Period of mass-spring system T = 2

2. Conservation of energy
-. Solution
(a) A time the block contacting to the spring is the half period.
( Half period = Quarter period (go forward) + Quarter period (return) )

=

(b) You could use newtons law, but applying conservation of energy would be much simpler.
Before the contact, only the kinetic energy exist. On the other hand, the kinetic energy is wholly
stored in the spring when it is compressed maximally.
1 1 2
02 = max
2 2

=

59.
-. What we have
1. Frictionless system like the figure.
-. What we want
Angular frequency of the system.
-. Key concept
2
1. Newtons law : F = = 2

2. Force from a stretched spring : F =

-. Solution
If the mass is displaced as much as , both spring acts force to the mass.
F1 = 1 & F2 = 2
2
F = F1 + F2 = (1 + 2 ) =
2
From we could make clear the 2nd order differential equation.
2 1 + 2
+ =0
2
Therefore,

+
=

78.
-. What we have
1. Disk that have pivot not on the center
-. What we want
Estimate the maximum load capacity
-. Key concept
1
1. Moment of inertial at the center of mass : ICM = 2 MR2

2. Parallel axis law : I = ICM + Mh2

3. Torque : =

2
4. = I = I 2

-. Solution
We could obtain the moment of inertial of the disk with the parallel axis law.
1 1
Idisk = MR2 + M 2 = M ( R2 + 2 )
2 2
And the torque acting on the disk with small angle is

= Mg
= Mg sin
e = Mge

(
e indicates the unit vector that come up through the disk. )
Therefore, we could get 2nd order differential equation.
2
= Idisk 2 = Mg

2 Mg
+ =0
2 Idisk
g
=
1 2 2
2R +
Then, we could estimate that minimize by the differentiation and it is

=

87 - 90.
-. What we have
1. mchair = 20 kg
2. One astronauts mass : m1 = 60 kg
3. Another astronauts mass : m2 = 90 kg

4. 3T = 6.0 s
-. Key concept

1. T = 2

Answer 87 : (c)
- m1 + mchair = 80 kg & m2 + mchair = 110 kg
- Another astronauts body mass is bigger, so the period would get longer but less than 50%

Answer 88 : (a)
- Gravity does not contribute to the frequency of the mass-spring oscillation.

Answer 89 : (a)
- Because the period is proportional to the square root of mass, linearity does not remain.

Answer 90 : (d)
- T = 2.0 s.
m 1
=

= 2m