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When will the motion of a simple pendulum be simple harmonic?

Options

  1. AWhen the length of the pendulum is small
  2. BWhen the amplitude of oscillation is large
  3. CWhen the restoring force is constant
  4. DWhen the bob of the pendulum is displaced from the mean position so that sinθ ≅ θ

Correct answer

D. When the bob of the pendulum is displaced from the mean position so that sinθ ≅ θ

Step-by-step solution

Correct Option is : (D) When the bob of the pendulum is displaced from the mean position so that sinθ ≅ θ

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