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A block of mass is attached to the spring of spring constant . The block is pulled to a distance of from its equilibrium position on a horizontal frictionless surface and released at from rest. The expression for its displacement at anytime is
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The spring -block system will perform SHM about the mean position with an amplitude .

Given, spring constant
m = mass attached = 2 kg
Assuming the displacement function
y(t) = A sin (ωt + ϕ)
where, ϕ = initial phase
But given at t = 0, y(t) = +A
∴ y(0) = + A = A sin (ω × 0 + ϕ)
or
&the desired equation is
= A cos ωt
Putting A = 5 cm, ω = 5 rad/s
We get, y(t) = 5 sin (5t + π/2)
where, t is in second and y is in centimetre.

Given, spring constant
m = mass attached = 2 kg
Assuming the displacement function
y(t) = A sin (ωt + ϕ)
where, ϕ = initial phase
But given at t = 0, y(t) = +A
∴ y(0) = + A = A sin (ω × 0 + ϕ)
or
&the desired equation is
= A cos ωt
Putting A = 5 cm, ω = 5 rad/s
We get, y(t) = 5 sin (5t + π/2)
where, t is in second and y is in centimetre.
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