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CAPE Physics Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 1 · Question Q19

Item 19 refers to the following diagram. What is the relationship between the periods of A and B, T_A and T_B respectively, if the two springs are similar?

  1. (A)T_A = \frac{1}{2} T_B
  2. (B)T_A = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} T_B
  3. (C)T_A = \sqrt{2}\, T_B
  4. (D)T_A = 2 T_B

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