In linear simple harmonic motion of a particle at mean position:

In linear simple harmonic motion of a particle at mean position: Correct Answer Velocity is maximum and acceleration is minimum

Simple Harmonic Motion:

  • Simple harmonic motion is a special type of periodic motion, in which a particle moves to and fro repeatedly about a mean position.
  • In linear S.H.M. a restoring force which is always directed towards the mean position and whose magnitude at any instant is directly proportional to the displacement of the particle from the mean position at that instant

 

Important Points

  • When the particle is at the mean position i.e. y = 0, then acceleration  is minimum.
  • When the particle is at the extreme position i.e. y = a, then acceleration is maximum.

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