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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is labelled as Reason (R). In light of the below given statements choose the most appropriate answer from the options.
Assertion (A) : In simple harmonic motion, the potential energy of the particle is maximum at the extreme positions.
Reason (R) : At the extreme positions, the velocity of the particle is maximum.

Asked in BPSC AEDO (General Studies) · 2026
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Total energy is conserved in an isolated system.

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Option A — (A) is true but (R) is false

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