Spring Systems
The motion of a mass on a spring, with spring constant K is as shown in figure.

The equation of motion is given by
x(t) = A sint + B cost with
Suppose that at time t = 0, the position of mass is x(0) and velocity v(0), then its displacement can also be represented as x(t) = C cos(t ), where C and are:
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Answer: (c)
- , so .
- At : and .
- Square and add: . Divide: .
- So the answer is (c).