Question

Some passengers on an ocean cruise may suffer from motion sickness as the ship rocks back and forth on the waves. At one position on the ship, passengers experience a vertical motion of amplitude 1.5 m with a period of 17 s . A. What is the maximum acceleration of the passengers during this motion? B. What fraction is this of g?

Answer 1

The amplitude of the the oscillatory motion is, A = 1.5 m

the time period is, T = 17 s

the angular speed,

the displacement due to oscillation is

so the acceleration is

A. so the maximum acceleration is

B.