Which of the following examples represents periodic motion?

1. A swimmer completes one (return) trip from one bank of a river to the other and back.
2. A freely suspended bar magnet is displaced from its N-S direction and released.
3. Swaying off the branches of the tree.
4. An arrow released from a bow.

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Which of the following examples represent simple harmonic motion?
1. The rotation of the earth about its axis.
2. The motion of an oscillating mercury column in a U-tube.
3. General vibrations of a polyatomic molecule about its equilibrium position.
4. A fan rotating with a constant angular velocity.
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The figure depicts four (x-t) plots for the linear motion of a particle.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Which of the following is true​​​​?

1. (a) is periodic but (c) is not periodic
2. (b) is periodic but (d) is not periodic.
3. (b) and (d) are periodic.
4. only (c) is periodic.
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The period of (sinωtcosωt) is:
1. πω
2. 4πω
3. 3πω
4. 2πω
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y=sin3ωt is:
1. a simple harmonic function.
2. a simple harmonic function but not a periodic function.
3. both periodic and simple harmonic functions.
4. only periodic function.

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A particle is in linear simple harmonic motion between two points, A and B, 10 cm apart. (Take the direction from A to B as the positive direction.) The signs of velocity, acceleration, and force on the particle when it is at 3 cm away from A going towards B are:

1. Zero, Negative, Negative
2. Negative, Zero, Zero
3. Negative, Negative, Negative
4. Positive, Positive, Positive

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Which of the following relationships between the acceleration a and the displacement x of a particle involves simple harmonic motion?
1. a=0.7x
2. a=200x2
3. a=10x
4. a=100x3

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A spring balance has a scale that reads from 0 to 50 kg. The length of the scale is 20 cm. A body suspended from this balance, when displaced and released, oscillates with a period of 0.6 s. What is the weight of the body?

1. 219 N

2. 196 N

3. 223 N

4. 225 N

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A spring having a spring constant of 1200 N/m is mounted on a horizontal table as shown in the figure. A mass of 3 kg is attached to the free end of the spring. The mass is then pulled sideways to a distance of 2.0 cm and released. The frequency of oscillations will be:
    

1. 3.0 s1 2. 2.7 s1
3. 1.2 s1 4. 3.2 s1
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A spring having a spring constant of 1200 N/m is mounted on a horizontal table as shown in the figure. A mass of 3 kg is attached to the free end of the spring. The mass is then pulled sideways to a distance of 2.0 cm and released. The maximum acceleration of the mass is:

1. 6 ms–2 2. 8 ms2
3. 3.3 ms2 4. 5.1 ms2
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