1981Civil EngineeringMedium
One end of an elastic string of natural length / and modulus X is kept fixed while to the other end is attached a particle of mass m which is hanging freely under gravity. The particle is pulled down vertically through a distance x, held at rest and then released. The motion is________?
Aa rectilinear motion with constant speed
Ba damped oscillatory motion
Cnone of the above
Da simple harmonic motion
Correct answer
D. a simple harmonic motion
Explanation
The correct answer is a simple harmonic motion.