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What is the amplitude of the oscillation?

A. What is the amplitude of the oscillation shown in the figure?
B. What is the frequency of this oscillation?
C. What is the phase constant?

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y = 20sin(at + b)
at t=0 y=-10cm

so - 10 = 20sin(b)

therefore b = pi/6 which is ...

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This solution includes answers for (a) through (c) and simple calculations.

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