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When are Maximum Velocity and Acceleration acheived in Simple Harmonic Motion?

Im trying to get my head around SMH out of curiosity because it seems simple yet I'm not getting the concept behind some ideas. For a SMH equation : $$ x=a \sin(\omega t+\phi) $$ Under what ...
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Finding Phase angle of Simple Harmonic Motion?

A sinusoidal oscillator has : $$x=x_{max} \cos(\omega t - \varphi )$$ Period is 2, initial displacement is 100mm initial velocity is 200mm/s What is the phase angle assuming $-\pi < \varphi < ...
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resonance frequency [closed]

A string has a mass per unit length of 9 10–3 kg/m. What must be the tension in the string if its second harmonic has the same frequency as the second resonance mode of a 2m long pipe open at one end? ...