A particle of mass 10 grams is executing simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 0.5 m and periodic time of (π/5) seconds. The maximum value of the force acting on the particle is
[MP PET 1999; MP PMT 2000]
0.5N
Maximum force = m(aω2)=ma(4π2T2)
= 0.5 (4π2π225)×0.01=0.5N