A block attached to a horizontal ideal spring oscillates with a period of

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics

Problem

0.50\,\text{kg}

block attached to a horizontal ideal spring oscillates with a period of

1.4\,\text{s}

. Calculate the new period after identical blocks are added so that the total mass becomes

2.0\,\text{kg}

, while the spring itself is unchanged.