True or false: (a) For a simple harmonic oscillator, the period is proportional to the square of the amplitude. (b) For a simple harmonic oscillator, the frequency does not depend on the amplitude. (c) If the net force on a particle undergoing one-dimensional motion is proportional to, and oppositely directed from, the displacement from equilibrium, the motion is simple harmonic.
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A 3.0-kg object on a frictionless horizontal surface oscillating at the end of a spring that has a force constant equal to has a total mechanical energy of 0.90 J. (a) What is the amplitude of the motion? (b) What is the maximum speed?
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