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Question
Which of the following quantities are always zero in a simple harmonic motion?
(a) \[\vec{F} \times \vec{a} .\]
(b) \[\vec{v} \times \vec{r} .\]
(c) \[\vec{a} \times \vec{r} .\]
(d) \[\vec{F} \times \vec{r} .\]
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Solution
(a) \[\vec{F} \times \vec{a} .\]
(b) \[\vec{v} \times \vec{r} .\]
(c) \[\vec{a} \times \vec{r} .\]
(d) \[\vec{F} \times \vec{r} .\]
As
\[\vec{F}\] , \[\vec{a}\] , \[\vec{r}\] , \[\vec{v}\] are either parallel or anti-parallel to each other, their cross products will always be zero.
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