A spring-mass SHM system has period $T = 2\pi\sqrt{m/k}$. If the spring constant is doubled (mass unchanged), the new period is:
Solution
$T \propto 1/\sqrt k$. Doubling $k$ gives $T/\sqrt 2$.
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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Oscillations · Topic: Simple Harmonic Motion
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