How Do You Calculate Maximum Acceleration of a Simple Harmonic Oscillator?

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Homework Statement


A simple harmonic oscillator has amplitude 0.49 m and period 3.7 sec.
What is the maximum acceleration?


Homework Equations


a(max)=Aw^2
w=angular frequency
Vmax=Aw
w= angular frequency


The Attempt at a Solution



I attempted to divide the Amplitude (.49m) by the time (3.7 sec) in order to find the maximum velocity. Plugging this value (.132432m/s) into the maximum velocity equation (Vmax=Aw) to solve for w I got a value of .27027027 which I plugged into the maximum acceleration equation to get a value of .035792549. Which was wrong
 
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w =2π/T
T:period.
i think you can find w with this equation.
 
That worked, thank you very much