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The period
, while
, and
. Thus we need to find
. We know
, which
can be utilized in a few different ways. The most staightforward is
the use the force equation:
Thus we have
Doing all of the back substitutions yields
.
Next, we want to find the maximum velocity. Since velocity is the
derivative of position we have
So, for our maximum value we have
We know from 28 that we can use the maximum speed or displacement to
calculate the total energy. Choosing displacement, we have
Dan Cross
2006-10-18