For what displacement does the potential energy in S.H.M. become one quarter of its maximum value, where x’ is the amplitude?
Correct answer B. x = x’/2
Explanation
P.E. is ½kx², proportional to x²; for it to be one quarter of ½kx'², x² must equal x'²/4, so x = x'/2.
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