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Simple pendulum and planet mass [closed]
A simple pendulum, $20cm$ in length, has the period of $2.7s$ on a certain planet. Find the mass of the planet if its diameter is $18000km$. $G=6.67\times10^{-11}Nm^2/kg^2 $
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Understanding the concept of period of motion in simple harmonic motion formula
I have a spring system, whose position equation is $$x(t) = c_1cos(8 \sqrt{2}t) + c_2sin(8 \sqrt{2}t)$$
The textbook says it will have a period of motion of $\frac{2 \pi}{(8 \sqrt{2}t)}$. I ...
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How to prove that a motion is Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)?
I would like to know how one could show and prove that a given motion is simple harmonic motion.
Once given an answer, I'll apply that technique to an example I am trying to figure out.
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