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17. Periodic Motion - Part 1 of 2
17. Periodic Motion / Spring Force (Hooke's Law) / Problem 2

A spring-mass oscillator is used in a mechanical clock to be exhibited during the school's science fair. It consists of two springs, with spring constants k1 and k2, where k1=k2/4, and bob of mass m, as shown below. Derive an expression for the bob’s oscillation frequency f in terms of the frequencies f₁ and f₂ at which it would oscillate if attached to spring 1 or spring 2 alone. 

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