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Question

A particle of mass m is attached to one end of a mass-less spring of force constant k, lying on a frictionless horizontal plane. The other end of the spring is fixed. The particle starts moving horizontally from its equilibrium position at time t = 0 with an initial velocity u0. When the speed of the particle is 0.5 u0, it collides elastically with a rigid wall. After collision,

the time at which the maximum compression of the spring occurs is  t=4π3mk

the speed of the particle when it returns to its equilibrium position is u0

the time at which the particle passes through the equilibrium position for the second time is  t=5π3mk

the time at which the particle passes through the equilibrium position for the first time is  t=πmk

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 ωA2=ωA2x2                 

 x=3A2

 ωt=2π3

 kmt=2π3

 t1=(2π3+π2)mk

 t2=(2π3+π)mk

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