Simple Harmonic Motion: An air-track cart is attached to a spring and completes one oscillation every 5.67 s in simple harmonic motion. At time t = 0.00 s the cart is released at the position x = +0.250 m. What is the position of the cart when t = 29.6 s?

A. x = 0.0461 m
B. x = 0.210 m
C. x = 0.218 m
D. x = 0.342 m
E. x = -0.218 m


Answer: A

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