Multiple Choice
The displacement of an object oscillating on a spring is given by x(t) = xmcos( +
) .If the object is initially displaced in the negative x direction and given a negative initial velocity, then the phase constant
is between:
A) "0 and /2 radians"
B) " /2 and radians"
C) " and 3 /2 radians"
D) "3 /2 and 2 radians"
E) "none of the above ( is exactly 0, /2, , or 3 /2 radians) "
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