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The position d of a block that is attached to a spring is given by the formula d=6cos(pi/2 t) where t is in seconds. What is the maximum distance of the block from its equilibrium position (the position at which d = 0)? Find the period of the motion.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Waves have the form:

y = A sin (2π/T x + φ) + B

where A is the amplitude (the distance from the center of the wave to the max or min),

T is the period (time it takes for one cycle),

φ is the phase shift (moves the wave left or right),

and B is the offset (moves the wave up or down).

This can also be written with cosine.

Here, we have d = 6 cos(π/2 t).

The amplitude is A = 6, so the maximum distance from the equilibrium position is 6 units.

The period is:

2π / T = π/2

T = 4

So the period is 4 seconds.