Any Body Moving with Simple Harmonic Motion Is Being Acted

question 94

Multiple Choice

Any body moving with simple harmonic motion is being acted on by a force that is

• A)constant.
• B)proportional to a sine or cosine function of the displacement.
• C)proportional to the inverse square of the displacement.
• D)directly proportional to the displacement.
• E)proportional to the square of the displacement.

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