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Summer (May/Jun) 2026Paper 4

A metal ball is attached to the lower end of a spring, as shown in Figure 5.1. Figure 5.1 The upper end of the spring is attached to a platform that is initially stationary. (a) The ball is pulled down by a small distance and released so that it oscillates with simple harmonic mo…

Winter (Oct/Nov) 2025Paper 4

(a) State what is meant by the frequency of the oscillations of an oscillating object. [1] (b) An object is oscillating. Fig. 4.1 shows the variation of the acceleration $a$ of the object with its displacement $x$ from the equilibrium position. Fig. 4.2 shows the variation of the…

Winter (Oct/Nov) 2024Paper 4

(a) State what is meant by simple harmonic motion. [2] (b) A block is suspended from a spring, as shown in Fig. 4.1. Fig. 4.1 The block is pulled down and released at time t = 0. It then oscillates vertically with simple harmonic motion. Fig. 4.2 shows the variation of the veloci…

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