Which statement best describes how changing the amplitude of a simple harmonic…
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Problem
Which statement best describes how changing the amplitude of a simple harmonic oscillator affects its period?
(a) Increasing the amplitude increases the period because the oscillator travels a larger distance each cycle.
(b) Increasing the amplitude does not change the period.
(c) Increasing the amplitude decreases the period because the oscillator moves faster at larger amplitudes.
(d) Amplitude affects the period only for pendulums; it has no effect on spring–mass oscillators.