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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.

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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.