Calculating Frequency and Voltage in Opamp Oscillator

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Hello.
Here is my task:

Circuit schematic of a three-stage op-amp oscillator: a feedback network of R, C and R1 around the first op-amp (node A), then an RC low-pass stage (R, C) into a voltage follower (node B), then another RC stage (R, C) into an inverting-feedback op-amp output (node C).
In oscillator circuit ideal opamps are used, it is known R=10K, C=10nF.
a) Calculate frequency of oscillations,
b) If Vcc=Vee=15V, calculate amplitude of voltages in points A, B and C.
a)
Here is my solution. I cut output loop, applied test generator and found loop gain on this way:

Handwritten derivation of loop gain for a three-stage RC phase-shift oscillator with op-amps, ending with w = sqrt(3)/(RC), f = 2758 Hz and R1 = R/8.


I cut loop on output, because they did same in this type of exercises. Is it general rule that to find loop gain Abeta, we cut loop on output?
How to solve task b) ?
 
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You can break into the loop at any point; it's a series arrangement Aβ so just choose wherever is convenient.

Determining amplitudes: assuming the circuit does oscillate, then where would you expect to find the greatest amplitude sinewave: point A, B, or C? Explain why you nominate that point.