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Course: High school physics?>?Unit 8
Lesson 4: Energy in simple harmonic oscillatorsAnalyzing energy for a simple harmonic oscillator from data tables
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Problem
A block attached to an ideal spring oscillates without friction on a horizontal table. A student makes the following measurements on the block:
Spring constant | ||
Mass | ||
Amplitude | ||
Maximum speed | ||
Average speed |
What is the maximum kinetic energy of the block?