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Time period from potential energy expression
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What should be the force if a particle performs SHM?Jahnavi said:
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ehild said:
F = -kx
x is the displacement from the mean position .k is constant .
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What happens if the mean position is not at x = 0?
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Chandra Prayaga said:
OK . So the origin is not at the mean position .If it were then F=-kx .
But here mean position is at x= 2 .
Right ?
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Right. I am sure you can now answer the original question.
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Chandra Prayaga said:
Yes
Thanks !