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The motion of the particle in simple har
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The motion of the particle in simple harmonic motion is given by
x
=
a
sin
ω
t
If its speed is u, when the displacement is
x
1
and speed is v, when the displacement is
x
2
, show that the amplitude of the motion is
.
A
a
=
[
v
2
−
u
2
v
3
x
1
3
−
u
2
x
2
2
]
1
/
2
B
a
=
[
v
2
−
u
2
v
2
x
1
2
−
u
2
x
2
2
]
1
/
2
C
a
=
[
v
3
−
u
3
v
3
x
1
2
−
u
3
x
2
2
]
1
/
2
D
a
=
[
v
4
−
u
4
v
4
x
1
2
−
u
4
x
2
2
]
1
/
2
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