AP Physics C: Mechanics
7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators
7.1 Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)

System 1 is displaced to position \(x = A\) and released from rest at time \(t = 0\), oscillating with total mechanical energy \(E\) and maximum speed \(v_{1,\max}\).
System 2 is initially held at rest at position \(x = \dfrac{1}{2}A\), and at time \(t = 0\) receives an instantaneous horizontal impulse that sets it into oscillation with total mechanical energy \(2E\).
What is the ratio of the speed of the block in System 2 immediately after the impulse to the maximum speed of the block in System 1?
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