What is impossible about the following situation? An object in simple harmonic m

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What is impossible about the following situation? An object in simple harmonic motion has an equilibrium position x = 0.00 m. At some instant in time, the position of the object is +3.00 m, the velocity is -2.00 m/s, and the acceleration is +9.00 m/s2.

The speed is less than the displacement. The displacement from equilibrium and the acceleration are in the same direction. The acceleration is greater than the speed. The velocity is opposite in direction to the displacement. The numerical value of the velocity is smaller than the distance from the equilibrium position, but the numerical value of the magnitude of the acceleration is larger than the distance from equilibrium.

Explanation / Answer

In a simple harmonic motion displacement is always directed away fom the equilibrium position and accelaration is always directed towards the mean or equilibrium position

So acceleration and displacement are directed opposite to each other

So displacement and acceleration can never be in same direction

So option 2 is impossible for the given problem

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