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प्रश्न
What do you understand by free (or natural) vibrations?
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उत्तर
Any object when slightly disturbed from its position of rest or equilibrium vibrates with its own period irrespective of its size or shape, is said to make vibrations. The time period of said vibrations is called natural time period and the frequency is called natural frequency. In the absence of any resistance such as air, the amplitude of free vibration remains constant.
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