Part A
Constants
Find the amplitude:
A frictionless block of mass 2.45 kg is attached to a spring with force constant 350 N/m. At t = 0, the spring is neither stretched nor compressed and the block is moving in the negative direction at a speed of 12.2 m/s.
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Part B
Find the phase angle.
Part C
Write an equation for the position as a function of time.
x = (-1.02 m)sin((12.0 rad/s)t)
x = (-1.02 m)cos((12.0 rad/s)t)
x = (-12.0 m)sin((1.02 rad/s)t)
x = (-12.0 m)cos((1.02 rad/s)t)