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A block is attached to a spring with a sping constant of 7.6 N/m and it undergoes simple harmonic motion. The amplitude of the blocks motion is 6.30 cm.
When the block is halfway between its equilibrium position and the end point of it's motion, its speed is measured to be 28.9 cm/s. Calculate :
(a) the mass of the block,
(b) the period of the motion, and
(c) the maximum acceleration of the block.
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