Simple Harmonic Motion of a Particle

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The discussion revolves around a particle undergoing simple harmonic motion, characterized by a specified period and amplitude. The original poster presents a series of calculations related to frequency, angular frequency, maximum speed, maximum acceleration, and instantaneous speed at a specific time.

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  • Exploratory, Mathematical reasoning, Problem interpretation

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  • The original poster attempts to calculate various parameters of simple harmonic motion but expresses difficulty with finding the speed at a specific time. Some participants suggest deriving the position function and then differentiating it to obtain the velocity function.

Discussion Status

Participants are engaged in exploring the mathematical relationships involved in simple harmonic motion. Guidance has been offered regarding the formulation of position and velocity functions, but there is no explicit consensus on the correct approach to the original poster's question.

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The original poster notes a lack of equations provided in the homework statement, which may impact the discussion. There is also an indication of uncertainty regarding the correctness of their calculations.

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Homework Statement



A particle is oscillating in simple harmonic motion with period 4.5 ms and amplitude 3.0 cm. At time t = 0, the particle is at the equilibrium position. Calculate, for this particle:

a) frequency
b) the angular frequency
c) the maximum speed
d) the maximum acceleration
e) the speed at time t = 1.0 ms

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The Attempt at a Solution

a) 220 Hz
b) 1.4 x 10^3 rad/s
c) 42 m/s
d) 5.9 x 10^4 m/s^2I am stuck at (e) and just don't know how to do this.
I was thinking to use the Instantaneous Velocity formula (Vins = omega {square root[(amplitude)^2 - (displacement)^2]} but that isn't giving me the correct answer.

Thanks for your help in advance!
 
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You need to write down an expression that gives you the position x(t) as a function of time. Take the derivative to get the velocity v(t) as a function of time. From that you can easily find the speed at t = 1.0 ms.
 
Thanks, but can you show me the steps?
 
x = x0 sin (omega t)

If you differentiate this function with respect to time, you'll get the function of Velocity.

Both equations (Instantaneous and function of time) should give you the same answer, so check your workings again.
 
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