A body of mass m is attached to one end of a massless spring which is suspended vertically from a fixed point. The mass is held in hand so that the spring is neither stretched nor compressed. Suddenly the support of the hand is removed. The lowest position attained by the mass during oscillation is 4cm below the point, where it was held in hand. (a) What is the amplitude of oscillation? (b) Find the frequency of oscillation?
A body of mass m is attached to one end of a massless spring which is suspended vertically from a fixed point. The mass is held in hand so that the spring is neither stretched nor compressed. Suddenly the support of the hand is removed. The lowest position attained by the mass during oscillation is 4cm below the point, where it was held in hand. (a) What is the amplitude of oscillation? (b) Find the frequency of oscillation?
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(a) When the support of the hand is removed the body oscillates about mean position
Suppose x is the maximum extension in the spring when it reaches the lowest point in oscillation.

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