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If a mass m and a mass 2m oscillate on identical springs with identical amplitudes, they both have the same maximum kinetic energy

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If a mass m and a mass 2m oscillate on identical springs with identical amplitudes, they both have the same maximum kinetic energy. How can this be? Shouldn't the larger mass have more kinetic energy? Explain.