Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 15 - Oscillations - Problems - Page 436: 5a

Answer

$Amplitude=1mm$

Work Step by Step

The total round trip covered by the blades of electric shaver is 2mm. We know that the maximum distance from mean position to extreme position on either side is known as amplitude which is always half of the distance covered in one complete trip, so in the current scenario amplitude is 1mm.
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