The figure below shows two examples of SHM, labeled A and B. (The vertical axis is marked in increments of 0.2 m and the horizontal axis is marked in increments of 0.5 s.)

What are the following quantities for each SHM?
A B
(a) the amplitude 1 m 2 m
(b) the frequency 3 Hz 4 Hz
(c) the period 5 s 6 s
(d) Write the equations for xA and xB in the form of a sine or cosine. Use the following as necessary: t, where x is in meters and t is in seconds.
xA =
xB =

1 answer

xA = 1sin(2πt/5)
xB = 2sin(2πt/6)