A 2.25-kg object is attached to a horizontal an ideal massless spring on a frictionless table. What should be the spring constant of this spring so that the maximum acceleration of the object will be g when it oscillates with amplitude of 4.50 cm?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: 490 N/m

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