A block is executing simple harmonic motion on a frictionless horizontal table with…

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Problem

A 0.30 kg0.30\,\text{kg} block is executing simple harmonic motion on a frictionless horizontal table with amplitude 0.12 m0.12\,\text{m} and time period 1.0 s1.0\,\text{s}. (i) Calculate its speed when it is 0.060 m0.060\,\text{m} away from the equilibrium position. (ii) Find the speed of the block at the instant when its potential energy equals its kinetic energy. (iii) If at x=−0.060 mx=-0.060\,\text{m} the block is moving toward the equilibrium position, state the sign of its velocity and justify your answer.

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