LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Simple harmonic motion: spring mass system, simple pendulum, physical pendulum

Learning Competency:
Calculate the period and the frequency of spring mass, simple pendulum, and physical pendulum. (STEM-
GP12PMIIc-27)

Activity No. 1: Conceptual Questions

Directions: Read and analyze each item and answer what is asked.

1. Which of the following mass-spring systems have the highest frequency of vibration?
Case A: A spring with a k= 300 N/m and a mass of 200 g suspended from it. Case B: A spring with k=400 N/m
and a mass of 200g suspended from it.

2. Which of the following mass-spring systems will have the highest frequency of vibration?
Case A: A spring with a k=300 N/m and a mass of 100 g suspended from it.
Case B: A spring with a k=300 N/m and a mass of 200 g suspended from it.

3. Which would have the highest frequency of vibration?

Pendulum A: A 200-g mass attached to a 1.0-m length string
Pendulum B: A 400-g mass attached to 0.5-m length string
 Activity No. 2: Problem Set
Directions: Solve the following problems systematically. Show your solution.
1. What is the period of a mass-spring oscillation system with a spring constant of 120 N/m and mass of
0.5 kg?

2. A 0.70 kg object vibrates at the end of a horizontal spring (k = 75 N/m) along a frictionless surface.
What is the frequency of the vibration?
3. A 2.0 kg mass attached to an ideal spring oscillates horizontally with a amplitude of 0.30 m. The
spring constant is 85 N/m. What is the frequency of the mass’ motion?

4. A body of unknown mass is attached to an ideal spring that is mounted horizontally with its left and
held stationary. The spring constant of the spring is 120 N/m and it vibrates with a frequency of 6.0 Hz.
Assuming that there is no friction, find the period of the motion; (b) the angular frequency; (c) the mass of the
body.

5. When a 0.750-kg mass oscillates on an ideal spring, the frequency is 1.33 Hz. What will the
frequency be if 0.220 kg is added to the original mass?