Question #315389

We have a horizontal spring with a mass attached oscillating with a maximum displacement of A on either side. At which intermediate displacement(s) the kinetic energy would equal the potential energy


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Answer


For given condition

kx2=kA22kx^2=\frac{kA^2}{2}

After solving

Then

x=A2x=\frac{A}{\sqrt{2}}

With plus and minus sign.



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