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Date May 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 18M.3.HL.TZ1.b.ii
Level HL Paper 3 Time zone TZ1
Command term Calculate Question number b.ii Adapted from N/A
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18M.3.HL.TZ1.b.ii

The graph below represents the variation with time t of the horizontal displacement x of a mass attached to a vertical spring.

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The total mass for the oscillating system is 30 kg. For this system

calculate the Q at the start of the motion.

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ΔE = 95 –  1 2  × 30 × π2 × 0.722 = 18 «J»

Q = « 2π 95 18 =» 33

 

Accept values between 0.70 and 0.73, giving a range of ΔE between 22 and 9, giving Q between 27 and 61.

Watch for ECF from (b)(i).

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