Find the displacement of a simple harmonic oscillator at which its $PE$ is half of the maximum energy of the oscillator.

  • A
    $x = \pm A/2$
  • B
    $x = \pm A/\sqrt{2}$
  • C
    $x = \pm A/\sqrt{3}$
  • D
    $x = \pm A$

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