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. A)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. B)The velocity is opposite in direction to the displacement. C)The acceleration is greater than the speed. D)The speed is less than the displacement. E)The displacement from equilibrium and the acceleration are in the same direction.

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In simple harmonic motion, the acceleration is always directed towards the equilibrium position, opposite to the displacement. Therefore, if the displacement is positive, the acceleration should be negative, not positive as stated.

What Is Impossible About the Following Situation? an Object in Simple