Part of JWAVE-01 — Simple Harmonic Motion

Energy in SHM — The Conservation Principle

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Total mechanical energy in SHM is E=12kA2=12mω2A2E = \frac{1}{2}kA^2 = \frac{1}{2}m\omega^2A^2, constant throughout the motion. At any position xx: KE=12k(A2x2)KE = \frac{1}{2}k(A^2 - x^2) and PE=12kx2PE = \frac{1}{2}kx^2. Important ratios: at x=A/2x = A/\sqrt{2}, KE=PE=E/2KE = PE = E/2; at x=A/2x = A/2, KE=3E/4KE = 3E/4 and PE=E/4PE = E/4. Both KE and PE oscillate with frequency 2ω2\omega (twice the oscillation frequency). The time-averaged values are KE=PE=E/2\langle KE \rangle = \langle PE \rangle = E/2. Energy is proportional to A2A^2: doubling the amplitude quadruples the energy.

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