Question 8 A spring is attached to the ceiling and pulled 8 cm down from equilibrium and released. The damping factor for the spring is determined to be 0.4 and the spring oscillates 12 times each
second. Find an equation for the displacement, D(t), of the spring from equilibrium in terms of
seconds, t.
D(t) =

I need to use damped harmonic motion formula: f(t)= ae^ct sin(w—> omega symbol t) or f(t)= ae^ct cos(w—> omega symbol t). The problem is I’m not sure which one I need to use? Please?

Titus works at a hotel. part of his job is to keep the complimentary pitcher of water at least half full and always with ice. when he starts his shift, the water level shows 4 gallons, or 128 cups of water. as the shift progresses, he records the level of the water every 10 minutes. after 2 hours, he uses a regression calculator to compute an equation for the decrease in water. his equation is w –0.414t + 129.549, where t is the number of minutes and w is the level of water. according to the equation, after about how many minutes would the water level be less than or equal to 64 cups?