Thursday, March 10, 2016

Simple harmonic motion

What is simple harmonic motion? It is a weight hung so that it swings freely back and forth
Three good examples of simple harmoic motion is a swing , a washer on a string and lastly a spring
       Swing: it goes back and forth freely when the person moves their legs back and forth the potential energy the person puts in is what makes it move freely back and forth
          A washer on a strong: the washer applies weight on the string , the string gets its speed from when you let go of the washer.. It moves side to side without stopping.
              Spring: the spring has weight in it already it moves up and down , when it is getting pulled downward its the energy that it will have to go back up and back down, which means its a harmoic motion

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