The ratio of kinetic energy to the potential energy of a particle executing SHM at a distance equal to half its amplitude, the distance being measured from its equilibrium position is
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C
The kinetic energy of the particle executing SHM at a distance from its equilibrium position is
and the potential energy is
where is the amplitude,
is the angular frequency and
is the mass of the body.
At
and
Their corresponding ratio is
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