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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Simple Harmonic Motion

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Simple Harmonic Motion

For a particle executing simple harmonic motion, the time period...

For a particle executing simple harmonic motion, the time period equals the duration between its consecutive appearances at a certain point during its motion. This point is

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  1. Athe mean position
  2. Ba point between the mean position and the negative extreme
  3. Can extreme position
  4. Da point between the mean position and the positive extreme

Correct answer

C. an extreme position

Step-by-step solution

Let the time period of the simple harmonic motion be TT.

At the mean position, the particle crosses the point twice in one complete oscillation. The time interval between consecutive appearances is T2\dfrac{T}{2}.

At any point between the mean position and an extreme position, the particle crosses the point twice in one complete oscillation, while moving in opposite directions. The time intervals between consecutive appearances alternate between tt and T−tT-t, neither of which is equal to TT.

At an extreme position, the particle reaches the point only once in one complete oscillation. The time interval between consecutive appearances is exactly equal to the time period TT.
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