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acvasagam
Jun 30, 2007, 11:15 PM
Sir / Madam
I have adoubt in the folwing section of finding the velocity of a Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)... I have encircled the place of doubt


I have attached a picture file

my doubt is how to get a w cos wt from d (a sin wt)/dt

where w=omega

Capuchin
Jul 1, 2007, 12:38 AM
Well, that's how the differentiation of trig functions works. I suggest you read up about it.

Differentiation of Trig Functions (http://www.mathsrevision.net/alevel/pages.php?page=10)

acvasagam
Jul 1, 2007, 03:43 AM
thanks for the tip...
but I still don't get it

d (a sinwt)/dt =a coswt but above it states d (a sinwt)/dt =a w coswt

Capuchin
Jul 1, 2007, 06:43 AM
Yes you take the \omega out because that's a constant, whereas you don't take t out because that's the variable of differentiation.