Question

7. A 1.00 kg mass is connected to a spring with a spring constant of 9.00 N/m. If the initial velocity is 4.00 cm/s and the initial displacement is 0.00 cm, then A) what is the maximum spring potential energy of the simple harmonic motion

Answer 1

At the equilibrium position of the spring, the mass has kinetic energy

1/2 (1.00 kg) (0.0400 m/s)² = 0.000800 J = 0.800 mJ = 800 µJ

and when the spring is maximally compressed, this kinetic energy is converted into potential energy.