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The acceleration of a block attached to a spring is given by a = -(0.307 m/s2) cos([2.09 rad/s]t.)
(a) What is the frequency of the block's motion?
_____Hz
(b) What is the maximum speed of the block?
_____m/s
(c) What is the amplitude of the block's motion?
_____m

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