Simple Harmonic Motion

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What is Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)?

Simple Harmonic Motion is a type of motion where an object moves back and forth around a central point (mean position), and the restoring force is directly proportional to its displacement and always directed towards the mean position.

Examples of Simple Harmonic Motion includes Pendulum swinging, a child on a swing, a vibrating tuning fork, a mass on a spring.

Questions

Which of the following best describes Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)?

Motion in a straight line at a constant speed. Motion where an object moves randomly without a fixed path. Motion back and forth around a central point where the restoring force is proportional to displacement.

Which of these is NOT an example of Simple Harmonic Motion?

A Pendulum swinging A car driving on a highway A vibrating tuning fork

What is the role of the "central point" or "mean position" in Simple Harmonic Motion?

It is the point where the object's speed is always zero. It is the point where the restoring force is at its maximum. It is the central point around which the object moves back and forth.

Simple Harmonic Motion

Questions

Which of the following best describes Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)?

Which of these is NOT an example of Simple Harmonic Motion?

What is the role of the "central point" or "mean position" in Simple Harmonic Motion?

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