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7.6 Exercise 18

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A mass suspended from a spring is raised a distance of 5 cm above its resting position. The mass is released at time $t = 0$ and allowed to oscillate. After $\frac{1}{3}$ second, it is observed that the mass returns to its highest position. Find a function to model this motion relative to its initial resting position.

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