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Homework Statement
Two particles are executing simple harmonic motion of the same amplitude A and frequency ω along the x-axis. Their mean position is separated by distance X0 (X0 > A). If the maximum separation between them is (X0 + A), the phase difference between their motion is
My answer is π/2 but the answer given is π/3.
Homework Equations
x = Asin(ωt + φ)
The Attempt at a Solution
To me it looks like this: When the first particle is at it's mean position, the second particle is at it's extreme position, so that the distance between both of them is X0 + A. So, the phase difference should be π/2
In terms of coordinates, let mean pos of P1 be x=0, mean pos of P2 be X0. Let P1 go from x= -A to x = +A and P2 go from x = X0 - A to x = X0 + A. The situation here represents P1 at x=0 and P2 at x = X0 + A.