An Object Is Executing Simple Harmonic Motion

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Multiple Choice

An object is executing simple harmonic motion.What is true about the acceleration of this object? (There may be more than one correct choice.)

• A) The acceleration is a maximum when the displacement of the object is a maximum.
• B) The acceleration is a maximum when the speed of the object is a maximum.
• C) The acceleration is a maximum when the displacement of the object is zero.
• D) The acceleration is zero when the speed of the object is a maximum.
• E) The acceleration is a maximum when the object is instantaneously at rest.