A Restoring Force of Magnitude F Acts on a System

question 30

Multiple Choice

A restoring force of magnitude F acts on a system with a displacement of magnitude x.In which of the following cases will the system undergo simple harmonic motion?

• A) F
• B) F sin x
• C) F x²
• D) F x
• E) F 1/x

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Definitions:

Standard Normal Distribution

A normal distribution with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, used as a basis for comparison in many statistical methodologies.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a given statistic based on a random sample, used to make inferences about the population.

Normal Distribution

A symmetric distribution in the shape of a bell, indicating that occurrences of data close to the mean are more common than those far from the mean.

Statistic

A statistic is a single measure of some attribute of a sample, used to infer or estimate the corresponding attribute in the population.