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What is the effect of increasing the length (L) of a pendulum on its period (T)?
Increasing the length increases the period (T = 2π√(L/g)).
What is the effect of increasing the mass (m) on a spring on its period (T)?
Increasing the mass increases the period (T = 2π√(m/k)).
What is the effect of increasing the spring constant (k) on the period (T) of a mass-spring system?
Increasing the spring constant decreases the period (T = 2π√(m/k)).
What are the key differences between the period of a pendulum and the period of a mass on a spring?
Pendulum: , depends on length (L) and gravity (g). Mass-Spring: , depends on mass (m) and spring constant (k).
Compare and contrast the restoring force at the equilibrium point versus at the maximum displacement in SHM.
Equilibrium: Restoring force is zero. | Maximum Displacement: Restoring force is at its maximum.
What is the difference between period and frequency?
Period: Time for one cycle | Frequency: Cycles per second; they are inversely related.
Compare the restoring force at maximum displacement and equilibrium in SHM.
Max Displacement: Restoring force is maximum | Equilibrium: Restoring force is zero.