Question: A student sets an object attached to a spring into oscillatory motion and uses a position sensor to record the displacement of the object from
A student sets an object attached to a spring into oscillatory motion and uses a position sensor to record the displacement of the object from equilibrium as a function of time. A portion of the recorded data is shown in the figure above.
The frequency of oscillation k most nearly (A) 0.5 Hz
(B) 0.7 Hz
(C) 1.4 Hz
(D) 2.0 Hz 
Displacement (cm) 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 4 Time (s)
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