A 1.15-kg beaker (including its contents) is placed on a vertical spring scale. When the system is sent into vertical vibrations,

it obeys the equation y = (2.3 cm)cos(17.4 s-1 t). What is the spring constant of the spring scale, assuming it to be ideal?


348 N/m

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A. 71 V B. 60 V C. 49 V D. 82 V E. 150 V

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What type of seismic wave causes the most

property damage? a) a surface wave b) a body wave c) a transform wave d) a P wave

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For general projectile motion if we neglect air, the horizontal component of a projectile's acceleration

A) is always zero. B) remains a non-zero constant. C) continuously increases. D) continuously decreases. E) first decreases and then increases.

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