
HL Paper 3
The graph below represents the variation with time t of the horizontal displacement x of a mass attached to a vertical spring.
The total mass for the oscillating system is 30 kg. For this system
Describe the motion of the spring-mass system.
[1]
a.
determine the initial energy.
[1]
b.i.
calculate the Q at the start of the motion.
[2]
b.ii.