Post Utme Noun 2019 Physics Question 39

Practice objective / multiple choice question 39 from the 2019 Post Utme Noun Physics examination.

Post Utme Noun 2019 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 39 POST_UTME_NOUN • 2019 • PHYSICS • objective

A simple harmonic oscillator has a frequency $f$ and an amplitude $A$. If the oscillator is displaced from its equilibrium position by a dis\tance $x$, what is the potential energy of the oscillator?

Answer Options

A. \( \frac{1}{2}momega^2x^2 \)
B. \( \frac{1}{2}momega^2A^2 \)
Correct Answer C. \( \frac{1}{2}momega^2\( A^2 - x^2 \ \) )
D. \( \frac{1}{2}momega^2\( A^2 + x^2 \ \) )
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
\( \frac{1}{2}momega^2\( A^2 - x^2 \ \) )

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This is Post Utme Noun 2019 Physics Question 39. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Post Utme Noun Physics examination.

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