Mass on a Spring: A 0.50-kg box is attached to an ideal spring of force constant (spring constant) 20 N/m on a horizontal, frictionless floor. The box oscillates in simple harmonic motion and has a speed of 1.5 m/s at the equilibrium position.(a) What is the amplitude of vibration?(b) At what distance from the equilibrium position are the kinetic energy and the potential energy the same?

What will be an ideal response?


(a) 0.24 m (b) 0.17 m

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