The piston in the cylinder head of a locomotive has a stroke (twice the amplitude) of 1.0 m. If the piston moves with simple harmonic motion with an angular frequency of 200 rad/ min, what is its maximum speed ?

Explanation

Given , `a=(1)/(2) m, omega = 200"rev/min"`,
`V_("max") = a omega`
`= (1)/(2) xx 200`
`= 100 "m/min"`.