Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Oscillations - Exercises and Problems - Page 402: 6

Answer

See the figure below.

Work Step by Step

We know that the position of the object that undergoes a simple harmonic motion is given by $$x_{(t)}=A\cos(\omega t+\phi_0)$$ where $A$ is the amplitude which is 4 cm, $\omega=2\pi f $ where $f$ is the frequency and its value is 2 Hz, $\phi_0$ is phase constant and it is on the second quadrant $\phi_0=\frac{2\pi }{3}=120^\circ$ and since $\phi_0$ is positive so the object is moving to the left. Hence, $$x_{(t)}=4\cos(2\pi ft+\frac{2\pi }{3})$$ $$x_{(t)}=4\cos(4\pi t+\frac{2\pi }{3})$$ We know that the period is given by $T=\dfrac{1}{f}=0.5\;\rm s$, so the initial position is at $x=-0.5 A=-0.5\times 4= 2$ cm. We need to show 2 cycles of the motion, so $t_i=0$ s and $t_f=2T=1$ s. See the figure below.
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