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Energy in SHM

In a simple harmonic oscillator, at the mean position

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Answer: (c)

  1. At the mean position x=0x = 0: speed is maximum, so KE is maximum.
  2. PE=12kx2=0PE = \dfrac{1}{2}kx^2 = 0, its minimum.
  3. So the answer is (c).
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