A small fly on mass 0.25 g is caught in a spider’s web. The web oscillates predominantly with a frequency of 4.0 Hz.
a) What is the value of the effective spring stiffness constant k for the web? [ANS = 0.16 N m-1]
b) At what frequency would you expect the web to oscillate if an insect of mass 0.50 g were trapped? [ANS = 2.8 Hz]
(a)
(b)
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