Physics · Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.) and its equation, phase

A particle executing S.H.M. completes a distance (taking friction as negligible)

A particle executing S.H.M. completes a distance (taking friction as negligible) in one complete one time period.

  • A. Four times the amplitude
  • B. Two times the amplitude
  • C. one times the amplitude
  • D. Eight times the amplitude

Step-by-step solution

In one complete time period, the particle moves from one extreme to the other (covering 2 amplitudes) and back to the starting extreme (another 2 amplitudes), totaling 4 times the amplitude.
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