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Suppose a mass on a spring is vibrating up and down with amplitude of 5.0 cm and a frequency of 0.80 Hz.

(A) What is the angular speed w of the system?

(B) Describe the motion of the mass in the form

y = A sin (wt)

(In other words, put in the values for A and w)

(C) What is the maximum velocity of the mass, and what is the value of y when this occurs?

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Given: Amplitude A = 5 cm or 0.05 m

Frequency f = 0.80 Hz

(A) Angular frequency (or speed) ω = 2Πf = 2Πx0.8 = 5 rad/sec

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