An object of mass moves along the -axis under the influence of a restoring force given by

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Problem

An object of mass

0.40\,\text{kg}

moves along the

x

-axis under the influence of a restoring force given by

F_x = -\bigl(2.5\,\text{N/m}\bigr)\,x

. Determine whether the motion can be modeled as ideal simple harmonic motion, and if it can, calculate the angular frequency

\omega

of the oscillations.