what is the displacement of an object when its kinetic and potential energies are equal?
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A simple harmonic oscillator will have equal KE and PE when its displacement from its central point is 0.707 of its amplitude (maximum displacement.) During simple harmonic motion, the energy goes back and forth between potential and kinetic energy. When one is zero, the other is at its maximum.
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During simple harmonic motion, the energy goes back and forth between potential and kinetic energy. When one is zero, the other is at its maximum. They both vary sinusoidally, but are out of phase. If you plot them, then where the two graphs cross each other, they are equal.
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