Displacement between maximum potential energy position and maximum kinetic energy position for a particle executing simple harmonic motion is
- a/2
- +a
- a
- -1
Answer
(3) a
Solution
Potential energy 12kx2 is maximum at the extreme positions x = a.
Kinetic energy 12k(a2 - x2) is maximum at the mean position x = 0.
Displacement between the two positions = a (from mean to either extreme)
Answer: (3)