Simple Harmonic Oscillator: Kinetic and Potential Energy Equilibrium

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Homework Statement



A simple harmonic oscillator has an amplitude of 0.1 m. At what displacement will its kinetic and potential energies be equal?


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I'm trying to figure out how to solve this problem but I'm totally stuck and even don't know how to get started since only the amplitude is known and nothing else. I would be incredible happy, if somebody could help me with this problem.
 
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