Consider the solution tothe harmonic oscillator given above by x(t)=Ccos(wt−v) Prove tha tx(t0)=x(t0+2piw) In other words, the solution has the same value at time:t0 and at time:t0+2piw regardless of what value we have for ?0. The value 2piw is then the period T of the harmonic oscillator.

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Consider the solution tothe harmonic oscillator given above by x(t)=Ccos(wt−v)

Prove tha

tx(t0)=x(t0+2piw)

In other words, the solution has the same value at time:t0 and at time:t0+2piw

regardless of what value we have for ?0. The value 2piw is then the period T of the harmonic oscillator.

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