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The displacement of a cart undergoing horizontal simple harmonic motion is
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Oscillations · Oscillations
Problem
The displacement of a cart undergoing horizontal simple harmonic motion is
x
(
t
)
=
0.20
cos
(
2
π
t
0.80
s
+
π
5
)
m
x(t)=0.20\cos\!\bigl(\dfrac{2\pi t}{0.80\ \text{s}}+\dfrac{\pi}{5}\bigr)\,\text{m}
x
(
t
)
=
0.20
cos
(
0.80
s
2
π
t
+
5
π
)
m
. Determine the earliest time after
t
=
0
t=0
t
=
0
when the cart’s velocity is zero and its acceleration is directed toward negative
x
x
x
.
Related theory
SHM Kinematics
Simple harmonic motion
Oscillations
Velocity and acceleration in SHM
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