Halliday, Resnick & Walker — Oscillations: Problem Problem_111

Buzz pollination. When a bee collects pollen from a flower during its pollination of flowers (Fig. 15.46), it embraces an anther and repeatedly oscillates its thorax in simple harmonic motion, which shakes the pollen out of the flower’s anther. If the oscillation frequency is \(f = 370 \text{ Hz}\) (higher than that produced by the wings when in flight) and the acceleration amplitude (measured by a laser device) is \(a_m = 64 \text{ m/s}^2\), what are (a) the displacement amplitude and (b) the velocity amplitude?