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A lab assistant has to write the equation of a spring block system doing SHM. At t = 0 the block is in the condition as shown above.He writes the equation as x=A sin(ω t+ϕ). Find the value of ϕ?


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Π3

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Π4

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Solution

The correct option is B

Π4


The equation writen by the assistant is x=A sin(ω t+ϕ)
From the diagram we see that at t=0 the block was at A2away from the mean position.
Let's put t=0 in his equation and x= A2 and solve.
We get ϕ=π4


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