# GATE2017 ME-2: 6

A mass $m$ is attached to two identical springs having spring constant $k$ as shown in the figure. The natural frequency $\omega$ of this single degree of freedom system is

1. $\sqrt{\dfrac{2k}{m}} \\$
2. $\sqrt{\dfrac{k}{m}} \\$
3. $\sqrt{\dfrac{k}{2m}} \\$
4. $\sqrt{\dfrac{4k}{m}}$

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