Pre-Calc/Trig Unit 2: Circular Functions/4.5 Harmonic Motion Maximum distance from equilibrium Solve the problem.

The position of a weight attached to a spring is «math xmlns=¨http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML¨»«mi»s«/mi»«mo»(«/mo»«mi»t«/mi»«mo»)«/mo»«mo»=«/mo»«mo»#«/mo»«mi»a«/mi»«mo»§#160;«/mo»«mi»cos«/mi»«mo»§#160;«/mo»«mo»(«/mo»«mo»#«/mo»«mi»b«/mi»«mo»§#160;«/mo»«mi mathvariant=¨normal¨»§#960;«/mi»«mo»§#160;«/mo»«mi mathvariant=¨normal¨»t«/mi»«mo»)«/mo»«/math»  inches after t seconds. What is the maximum height that the weight rises above the equilibrium position?

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