A mass attached to a spring is pulled downward and released. The displacement of the mass from its equilibrium position after t seconds is given by the function d = A cos(ot), where d is measured in centimeters (see the figure). The length of the spring when it is shortest is 13 centimeters, and 23 centimeters when it is longest. If the spring oscillates with a frequency of 0.4 Hertz, find d as a function of t. d =

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As we discussed earlier in Problem Set 4.2, any object or quantity that is moving with a periodic sinusoidal oscillation is said to exhibit simple harmonic motion.
This motion can be modeled by the trigonometric function
y = A sin (@t)
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or
y = A cos (wt)
where A and w are constants. The frequency, given by
f = 1/period
represents the number of cycles (or oscillations) that are completed per unit time. The unit used to describe frequency is the Hertz, where
1 Hz = 1 cycle per second.
A mass attached to a spring is pulled downward and released. The displacement of the mass from its equilibrium position after t seconds is given by the function
= A cos(wt), where d is measured in centimeters (see the figure). The length of the spring when it is shortest is 13 centimeters, and 23 centimeters when it is
d
longest. If the spring oscillates with a frequency of 0.4 Hertz, find d as a function of t.
d =
Transcribed Image Text:As we discussed earlier in Problem Set 4.2, any object or quantity that is moving with a periodic sinusoidal oscillation is said to exhibit simple harmonic motion. This motion can be modeled by the trigonometric function y = A sin (@t) %3D or y = A cos (wt) where A and w are constants. The frequency, given by f = 1/period represents the number of cycles (or oscillations) that are completed per unit time. The unit used to describe frequency is the Hertz, where 1 Hz = 1 cycle per second. A mass attached to a spring is pulled downward and released. The displacement of the mass from its equilibrium position after t seconds is given by the function = A cos(wt), where d is measured in centimeters (see the figure). The length of the spring when it is shortest is 13 centimeters, and 23 centimeters when it is d longest. If the spring oscillates with a frequency of 0.4 Hertz, find d as a function of t. d =
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Length of spring when it is shortest =13 cm

Length of spring when it is longest =23 cm

Frequency of oscillation of the spring =0.4 Hz

Step 2

Since the shortest and longest lengths of the spring are 13 cm and 23 cm respectively, we can say that the spring oscillates between 13 cm and 23 cm.

Hence, the spring oscillates in total 10 cm of distance.

Thus, we can say that the amplitude of this oscillation is 5 cm.

A=5 cm

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