A particle executes S.H.M with amplitude A. If the time taken by the particle to travel from -A to A/2 is 4 seconds, its time period is 

1.  4s

2.  8s 

3.  12 s

4.  18 s

The displacement \( x\) of a particle varies with time \(t\) as \(x = A sin\left (\frac{2\pi t}{T} +\frac{\pi}{3} \right)\)$\mathrm{}$. The time taken by the particle to reach from \(x = \frac{A}{2} \) to \(x = -\frac{A}{2} \) will be: