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Which of the following functions of time represent (a) simple harmonic motion and (b) periodic but not simple harmonic? Give the period for each case. (1) sinomegat-cosomegat (2) sin^(2)omegat

Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :(a) `sinomegat-cosomegat` <br/> `=sinomegat-sin(pi//<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/2-283658" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 2">2</a>-omegat)` <br/> `=2cos(pi//4)sin(omegat-pi//4)` <br/> `=sqrt2sin(omegat-pi//4)` <br/> This function represents a simple harmonic motion having a period `T=2pi//omega` and a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/phase-22748" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PHASE">PHASE</a> angle `(-pi//4)` or `(7pi//4)` <br/> (b) `sin^(2)omegat` <br/> `=1//2-1//2cos2omegat` <br/> The function is periodic having a period `T = pi//omega`. It also represents a harmonic motion with the point of equilibrium <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/occurring-1127842" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OCCURRING">OCCURRING</a> at `1//2` <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/instead-516622" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INSTEAD">INSTEAD</a> of zero.</body></html>


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