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A mass on a spring undergoes simple harmonic motion. At t = 0 its displacement is...

A mass on a spring undergoes simple harmonic motion. At t = 0 its displacement is 1m and its velocity is 1m/s towards the equilibrium position. What single piece of information allows you to determine the displacement at time t = 1 s?

A. mass

B. spring constant (k)

C. kinetic energy at t = 0

D. acceleration at t = 0

E. force at t = 0

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