How Do You Calculate the Phase Constant φ from a Wave Displacement Graph?

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1. The figure shows the displacement y versus time t of the point on a string at x = 0, as a wave passes through that point. The scale of the x axis is set by ys = 18.0 mm.The wave has form y(x, t) = ym sin (kx - ωt+φ). What is φ?
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2. y(x, t) = ym sin (- ωt+φ)3. reading off my graph, it crosses the Y axis at 6mm, i used that as my Y(x,t) and 18 as my Ym, but i have no idea how to get the time or omega
 
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At t = 0 seconds the displacement is +6 mm and you have ym.