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Grade 12th passWave Motion

at which position the kinetic energy in shm is max?

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
Dear student
 

 When the particle is at the mean position y = 0, it is known that kinetic energy is maximum and at that point, it is known that potential energy is zero. Hence the total energy is wholly kinetic.

E = Kmax = ½ mω2a2