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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Definitions:

Ulnar

Pertaining to the ulna, one of the two long bones in the forearm, located on the side opposite the thumb.

Ulnar

Pertaining to the ulna, one of the two long bones in the forearm, located on the side opposite to the thumb.

Radial

Pertaining to the radius bone or located near it; also refers to structures arranged like rays extending from a central point.

Median

Relating to the middle or center, often in reference to a value that separates the higher half from the lower half of a data sample or a physical structure that is in the central part.