Question
A particle is in linear simple harmonic motion between two points, A and B, 10cm apart. Take the direction from A to B as the positive direction and give the signs of velocity, acceleration and force on the particle when it is:At 2cm away from B going towards A.

Answer


From above figure, where A and B represent the two extreme positions of a SHM. For velocity, the direction from A to B is taken to b positive. The acceleration and the force, along AP are taken as positive and along Bp are taken as negative.
At 2cm away from B going towards A, the particle is at Q, with a tendency to move along QP, which is negative direction. Therefore, velocity, acceleration and force all are positive.

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