To derive the formulas for the major characteristics of motion as functions of time for a horizontal spring oscillator and to practice using the obtained formulas by answering some basic questions.
A block of mass 
is attached to a spring whose spring constant is 
. The other end of the spring is fixed so that when the spring is unstretched, the mass is located at 
. . Assume that the +xdirection is to the right.
The mass is now pulled to the right a distance 
beyond the equilibrium position and released, at time 
, with zero initial velocity.
Assume that the vertical forces acting on the block balance each other and that the tension of the spring is, in effect, the only force affecting the motion of the block. Therefore, the system will undergo simple harmonic motion. For such a system, the equation of motion is
,
and its solution, which provides the equation for 
, is
.
Find the velocity 
of the block as a function of time.
Express your answer in terms of some or all of the variables: , , , and 
.
To derive the formulas for the major characteristics of motion as functions of time for a horizontal spring oscillator and to practice using the obtained formulas by answering some basic questions.
A block of mass is attached to a spring whose spring constant is
. The other end of the spring is fixed so that when the spring is unstretched, the mass is located at
. . Assume that the +xdirection is to the right.
The mass is now pulled to the right a distance beyond the equilibrium position and released, at time
, with zero initial velocity.
Assume that the vertical forces acting on the block balance each other and that the tension of the spring is, in effect, the only force affecting the motion of the block. Therefore, the system will undergo simple harmonic motion. For such a system, the equation of motion is
,
and its solution, which provides the equation for , is
.
