The displacement of an object oscillating on a spring is given by x(t) = xmcos( t + ) . If the initial displacement is zero and the initial velocity is in the negative x direction, then the phase constant is:
A) 0
B) /2 radians
C) radians
D) 3 /2 radians
E) 2 radians
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