Question: A mass-on-a-spring system has spring constant k = 400 N/m and mass m = 0.50 kg. (a) If it is given an initial displacement of

A mass-on-a-spring system has spring constant k = 400 N/m and mass m = 0.50 kg. 

(a) If it is given an initial displacement of 0.25 m and then released, what is the initial potential energy of the oscillator? 

(b) What is the maximum kinetic energy of the oscillator?

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