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Sinusoidal Nature of Simple Harmonic Motion

Sinusoidal and Non-Sinusoidal Vibrations

Sinusoidal and Non-Sinusoidal Vibrations

Only the top graph is sinusoidal. The others vary with constant amplitude and period, but do no describe simple harmonic motion.

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