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प्रश्न
The time period of a particle in simple harmonic motion is equal to the time between consecutive appearances of the particle at a particular point in its motion. This point is
पर्याय
the mean position
an extreme position
between the mean position and the positive extreme
between the mean position and the negative extreme
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उत्तर
an extreme position
One oscillation is said to be completed when the particle returns to the extreme position i.e. from where it started.
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