Oscillations - Result Question 20

23. Which one of the following is a simple harmonic motion?

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(a) Ball bouncing between two rigid vertical walls

(b) Particle moving in a circle with uniform speed

(c) Wave moving through a string fixed at both ends

(d) Earth spinning about its own axis.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 23. (c)

Solution:

  1. (c) A wave moving through a string fixed at both ends, is a transverse wave formed as a result of simple harmonic motion of particles of the string.