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Second-Order Linear Equations · Challenge problem

A mass on an undamped spring, y′′+ω2y=0y'' + \omega^2 y = 0 with ω>0\omega > 0, oscillates with amplitude 55. At t=0t = 0 it is at y=3y = 3 moving upward, and the next time it is at y=3y = 3 is t=1t = 1. Find ω\omega.