Mass on a Spring: A 1.53-kg piece of iron is hung by a vertical ideal spring. When perturbed slightly, the system is moves up and down in simple harmonic oscillations with a frequency of 1.95 Hz and an amplitude of 7.50 cm. If we choose the total potential energy (elastic and gravitational) to be zero at the equilibrium position of the hanging iron, what is the total mechanical energy of the system?

A. 0.844 J
B. 0.646 J
C. 0.633 J
D. 0.955 J
E. 0.000 J


Answer: B

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