DP Physics (last assessment 2024)
Question 17N.3.HL.TZ0.b
| Date | November 2017 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 17N.3.HL.TZ0.b |
| Level | HL | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Outline | Question number | b | Adapted from | N/A |
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17N.3.HL.TZ0.b
A farmer is driving a vehicle across an uneven field in which there are undulations every 3.0 m.
The farmer’s seat is mounted on a spring. The system, consisting of the mass of the farmer and the spring, has a natural frequency of vibration of 1.9 Hz.
Outline what change would be required to the value of Q for the mass–spring system in order for the drive to be more comfortable.
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Markscheme
«to increase damping» reduce Q
