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Simple Harmonic Motion & Mechanical Waves

Practice Problem

A mass m = 0.50 kg is attached to a light spring with a spring constant k = 200 N/m on a frictionless horizontal surface. The mass is pulled 0.10 m away from equilibrium and released from rest.

  1. What is the period (T) of simple harmonic oscillation?

  2. Calculate the maximum kinetic energy of the system during oscillation.

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