Simple Harmonic Motion Question (Springs)

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To find the maximum speed of a 350-g mass attached to a spring with a spring constant of 64 N/m and a maximum acceleration of 5.3 m/s², the relationship between maximum displacement and maximum speed must be utilized. The maximum acceleration occurs at maximum displacement, while maximum speed occurs at zero displacement. The calculation reveals that maximum displacement is approximately 0.02898 m. To determine maximum speed, one can apply the principle of conservation of energy, equating the spring's potential energy at maximum displacement to the kinetic energy at maximum speed. This approach will yield the desired maximum speed of the mass.
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A 350-g mass is attached to a spring whose spring constant is 64 N/m. Its maximum acceleration is 5.3 m/s2. What is its maximum speed?

So, i had a go at the question which basically required the knowledge that maximum acceleration occurs when displacement is maximum and maximum velocity occurs when displacement is zero.

So, i used the formula that acceleration = -w^2 [x(t)]... getting the result that... 5.3 = -w^2[x(t)] and solved for x(t) using the fact that w^2 = k/m.. therefore getting that maximum displacement = 0.028984375m. Does anyone know where i can go from here to get the maximum speed?
 
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There is a relation between the spring energy when the mass is at its maximum displacement, and the kinetic energy of the mass when the spring is not exerting a force on the mass. Use this.
 
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