Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 13 - Oscillations About Equilibrium - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 449: 70

Answer

$A=2D$

Work Step by Step

We know that an object performing simple harmonic motion moves through a distance 4A in each cycle (where A means amplitude). Thus, in time $\frac{3T}{2}$, it covers a distance 6A. Now $6A=12D$. This simplifies to $A=2D$.
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