A body of mass is placed on a horizontal tray attached to two identical springs of…

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Problem

A body of mass

0.20\,\text{kg}

is placed on a horizontal tray attached to two identical springs of combined force constant

80\,\text{N\,m}^{-1}

. The tray executes small horizontal oscillations. Calculate the period of oscillation. (a)

0.16\,\text{s}

(b)

0.22\,\text{s}

(c)

0.31\,\text{s}

(d)

0.05\,\text{s}