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Simple Harmonic Motion Displacement Diagram

Simple harmonic motion refers to an oscillating motion where the acceleration is proportional to the displacement from a central equilibrium point. It occurs when a spring is compressed or expanded, in a swinging pendulum or mass on a spring. The motion follows a sinusoidal pattern where the displacement over time follows a sine curve between the maximum displacement amplitudes. The time to complete one oscillation is called the period, and its reciprocal, the frequency, describes the number of oscillations per time unit.

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Simple Harmonic Motion Displacement Diagram

Simple harmonic motion refers to an oscillating motion where the acceleration is proportional to the displacement from a central equilibrium point. It occurs when a spring is compressed or expanded, in a swinging pendulum or mass on a spring. The motion follows a sinusoidal pattern where the displacement over time follows a sine curve between the maximum displacement amplitudes. The time to complete one oscillation is called the period, and its reciprocal, the frequency, describes the number of oscillations per time unit.

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Simple Harmonic Motion Displacement Diagram

Simple harmonic motion is defined as a periodic motion of a point along a straight line, such that its
acceleration is always towards a fixed point in that line and is proportional to its distance from that
point.

Can be found in our daily lives like in :Oscillating pendulum


The motion of a spring, Swing in the park and in a Spring-mass system. And even in our body where
simple harmonic motion occurs in the vibration of our eardrums

In the field of physics this so called simple harmonic motion is defined as oscillation which refers to a
recurring movement characterized by a back-and-forth motion around an equilibrium or central point. In
this motion, the maximum displacement on one side mirrors that on the opposite side, and each
complete vibration occurs within a consistent time interval. The force propelling this movement always
points towards the equilibrium position and is directly proportionate to the distance from it. This force-
displacement relationship is defined by Hooke's law as F = −kx, where F denotes force, x represents
displacement, and k is a constant.
Formulas:

A particle that vibrates vertically in simple harmonic motion moves up and down between two extremes y = ±A. The
maximum displacement A is called the amplitude. This motion is shown graphically in the position-versus-time plot

Figure 1: Position plot showing sinusoidal motion of an object in SHM


One complete oscillation or cycle or vibration is the motion from, for example,
y = −A
to
y = +A
and back again to
y = −A.
The time interval T required to complete one oscillation is called the period. A related quantity is the frequency f,
which is the number of vibrations the system makes per unit of time. The frequency is the reciprocal of the period and
is measured in units of Hertz

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