A Ball That Is Bobbing Up and Down on the End

question 179

Multiple Choice

A ball that is bobbing up and down on the end of a spring has a maximum displacement of 3 inches.Its motion (in ideal conditions) is modeled by ​ where y is measured in feet and t is the time in seconds.
What is the period of the oscillations?
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