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A student records the following step while analysing the motion of a pendulum: d^ 2 s…
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Oscillations · Oscillations
Problem
A student records the following step while analysing the motion of a pendulum:
d
2
s
d
t
2
+
g
L
s
=
0.
\frac{d^{2}s}{dt^{2}} + gL\,s = 0.
d
t
2
d
2
s
+
g
L
s
=
0.
Identify the error in this step and write the correct form of the differential equation for small oscillations.
Related theory
Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
Simple harmonic motion
Oscillations
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