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Question
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
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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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Solution
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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