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Practice Questions
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Define oscillatory motion in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about movements like a pendulum or a swing.
What is the unit of frequency?
💡 Hint: Consider how often something occurs in a given time period.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the motion that repeats itself called?
💡 Hint: Think about how time factors into different types of motion.
True or False: Every periodic motion is also oscillatory.
💡 Hint: Consider the definition of oscillatory motion.
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Challenge Problems
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A pendulum swings from its highest point at 45 degrees to its lowest point. If the period of this swing is 2 seconds, calculate how many swings occur in 10 minutes.
💡 Hint: First find out how many periods fit into 600 seconds.
If a guitar string has a frequency of 440 Hz, what is its period? How would changing the tension in the string affect this frequency?
💡 Hint: Use the formula for period to find the first part.
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