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 450: 86

Answer

$t=\frac{T}{6}$

Work Step by Step

According to the displacement equation $x=Acos(\frac{2\pi t}{T})$ but $x=\frac{A}{2}$ $\implies \frac{A}{2}=Acos(\frac{2\pi t}{T})$ $\implies cos(\frac{2\pi t}{T})=\frac{1}{2}$ $\implies \frac{2\pi t}{T}=cos^{-1}(\frac{1}{2})$ $\implies t=\frac{T}{2\pi}cos^{-1}(\frac{1}{2})$ We know that $cos^{-1}(\frac{1}{2})=\frac{\pi}{3}$ $\implies t=\frac{T}{2\pi}(\frac{\pi}{3})$ $t=\frac{T}{6}$
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