A Ball Is Oscillating on an Ideal Spring with an Amplitude

question 60

Essay

A ball is oscillating on an ideal spring with an amplitude of 8.3 cm and a period of 4.6 s. Write an expression for its position, x, as a function of time t, if x is equal to 8.3 cm at t = 0.0 s. Use the cosine function.

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