Consider an object going round in a circle at uniform speed. The y co-ordinate oscillates between the top and bottom of the circle and is always equal to the radius multiplied by the sine of the angle between the point and the x axis, θ. If the object travels with uniform circular motion, the acceleration = -v2/r = -(2πf)2r.
Simple Harmonic Motion and Circular Motion
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Specification: Edexcel Physics (9PH0), A-level, Topic 13: Oscillations, statements 181 and 183. Topic: Simple Harmonic Motion.
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