A weight is attached to a spring, which
moves up and down as a function of time.
p(t) gives the position of the weight at time
(t). Position is in centimeters, and time is in
seconds.
Complete the following sentences based
on the graph of the function.
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The graph is a
The initial position of the weight is
centimeter(s).
The weight first reaches equilibrium
when t =
=
second(s).
p(t)
Note: We say that the weight is at
equilibrium whenever p(t) = 0 cm, and we
say that the initial position of the block is
its position when t = 0s.
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30+
v
20+
function.
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