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7.3 Representing and Analyzing SHM
7.1 Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
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Position of the pendulum bob versus time.
Position of the pendulum bob versus time.
A small-angle simple pendulum oscillates back and forth. A motion sensor is used to record the horizontal position \(x\) of the pendulum bob as a function of time \(t\), where \(x = 0\) represents the equilibrium position. The resulting graph is shown below.

Which of the following graphs could represent the horizontal acceleration \(a\) of the pendulum bob as a function of time \(t\) for the same interval?

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