Purpose |
We were looking to be able to find out about springs and harmonic motion, specifically the ability to find "K" and "Us".
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Data and graphs |
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Finding KNot the "Agent K" that Will Smith can't find in MIB... This one needs a bit of math.
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Finding k was easy in this case, and is seen in the above document as about 42.
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Finding Us |
Once one has found k, you can easily find Us by plugging your data into the equation Us=1/2(k)x^2 (where x is displacement in meters). This simple equation is well known.
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Sources of error |
There may be some error from the following sources:
-Inaccuracy in math. -Human error -Ignoring the mass/weight of the spring |