Question

What do you call the to and fro motion of a simple pendulum?

Answer 1

the to and fro motion of a simple pendulum is called simple harmonic motion.

Answer 2

The to and fro motion of a simple pendulum is called oscillatory motion.

About oscillatory motion:

• Periodic motion is defined as a motion that repeats after predetermined intervals of time.
• The to-and-fro motion of an object relative to its mean location is referred to as oscillatory motion.
• In a frictionless environment, the object may theoretically oscillate indefinitely, but in the real world, this is not possible, thus the thing must come to equilibrium.
• A swinging pendulum exhibits mechanical oscillation, which is referred to as vibration.
• Likewise, oscillation in dynamic systems may be seen in the beating of the human heart.

Some Examples of Oscillatory Motion:

• Simple pendulum oscillation
• Mechanical oscillatory motion is demonstrated by the vibrating strings of musical instruments.
• the motion of a spring
• An electrical example of oscillatory motion is alternating current.
• In the cosmological model, oscillations are shown in series.

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