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Date Posted: 6/19/2008 1:20:10 PM  Status: Live
mechanical energy
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The total mechanical energy of an oscillating simple harmonic oscillator (neglect damping and frictional resistances) is:
 
a)maximum at greatest displacement
b) 0 as it passes through equilibrium
c) minimum as it passes through equilibrium
d) constant
e) none of the above
 
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Date Posted: 6/19/2008 1:22:46 PM  Status: Live
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The total mechanical energy of an oscillating simple harmonic oscillator (neglect damping and frictional resistances) is:
 
a)maximum at greatest displacement
b) 0 as it passes through equilibrium
c) minimum as it passes through equilibrium
d) constant
e) none of the above
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Date Posted: 6/28/2008 3:16:14 PM  Status: Live
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d) constant
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Date Posted: 6/28/2008 3:38:28 PM  Status: Live
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The total mechanical energy of an oscillating simple harmonic oscillator (neglect damping and frictional resistances) is: d) constant
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