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Energy in simple harmonic motion

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  • describe the interchange between kinetic and potential energy during simple harmonic motion
  • recall and use E = ½mω²x0² for the total energy of a system undergoing simple harmonic motion

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1May / June 2020 · Paper 11 · Q16
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AGPE: bottom, EPE: middle, KE: top
BGPE: bottom, EPE: top, KE: middle
CGPE: top, EPE: bottom, KE: middle
DGPE: top, EPE: bottom, KE: top

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