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Time taken to move between two positions in SHM

This type of question, asked 2 times: May 2022 S1, 11 Apr 2026 S1. All 2 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    May 2022 S1

    9
    The time taken by a particle executing simple harmonic motion of period TT, to move from the mean position to half the maximum displacement is

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  2. Question 2

    11 Apr 2026 S1

    118
    A particle executes simple harmonic motion between x=−Ax = -A and x=+Ax = +A. If time taken by particle to go from x=0x = 0 to A2\dfrac{A}{2} is 2s, then time taken by particle in going from x=A2x = \dfrac{A}{2} to A is

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