A 2.0 kg mass attached to a 24.0 N/m massless spring is driven by an external force F=F0 cos ((2)(pi)(t))  where F0= 12.0 N. Assuming that the damping coefficient b nis so small that it can be neglected, find a) the period of the oscillator, and b) the amplitude of its motion.

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A 2.0 kg mass attached to a 24.0 N/m massless spring is driven by an external force F=Fcos ((2)(pi)(t)) 
where F0= 12.0 N. Assuming that the damping coefficient b nis so small that it can be
neglected, find a) the period of the oscillator, and b) the amplitude of its motion.
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