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At an outdoor market, a bunch of bananas is set on a spring scale to measure the weight. The spring set the full bunch of bananas into vertical oscillatory motion. The motion is harmonic with an amplitude of 0.15 m. The spring of the scale has a force constant k = 332 n/m. It is observed that the maximum speed of the bananas is 1.56m/s.
What is the mass of the banana bunch in units of kg?

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This solution has step-by-step calculations to determine the mass of banana bunch in units of kg. All formulas used are shown for further understanding.

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When a mass m attached to a spring of force constant K, the period of oscillation is given by

T = 2pi*sqrt(mass/K)

the ...

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