Practice Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) - 3.3 | Cams and Followers | Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Describe Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) in your own words.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about motions like swings or pendulums.

Question 2

Easy

Identify one example of SHM from everyday life.

πŸ’‘ Hint: What moves back and forth smoothly?

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What defines Simple Harmonic Motion?

  • Constant speed motion
  • Sinusoidal oscillation around an equilibrium
  • Linear motion

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of how a pendulum moves.

Question 2

True or False: In SHM, velocity and acceleration remain constant.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall how the pendulum speeds up and slows down.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A mass on a spring undergoes SHM with a period of 2 seconds. Calculate the frequency of this motion.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Use the formula f = 1/T.

Question 2

If the maximum displacement (amplitude) of a pendulum in SHM is 0.5m, what is the displacement at Ο€/2 radians?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember that sin(90Β°) equals 1.

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