Post Utme Nile University 2023 Physics Question 19

Practice objective / multiple choice question 19 from the 2023 Post Utme Nile University Physics examination.

Post Utme Nile University 2023 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 19 POST_UTME_NILE_UNIVERSITY • 2023 • PHYSICS • objective

A simple harmonic oscillator has a mass $m$ and a spring cons\tant $k$. If the oscillator is displaced from its equilibrium position by a dis\tance $x_0$ and released from rest, what is the maximum kinetic energy of the oscillator?

Answer Options

A. \frac{1}{2} k x_0^2
Correct Answer B. \frac{1}{2} m \omega^2 x_0^2
C. \frac{1}{2} m \omega^2 x_0^2 + \frac{1}{2} k x_0^2
D. \frac{1}{2} k x_0^2 + \frac{1}{2} m \omega^2 x_0^2
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
\frac{1}{2} m \omega^2 x_0^2

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This is Post Utme Nile University 2023 Physics Question 19. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Post Utme Nile University Physics examination.

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