The critical speed of a shaft with a disc supported in between is equal to the natural frequency of the system in
(a) transverse vibrations
(b) torsional vibrations
(c) longitudinal vibrations
(d) none of the mentioned
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Question is taken from Types of Vibratory Motion and Natural Frequency of Free Longitudinal Vibrations in chapter Longitudinal and Transverse Vibrations of Machine Dynamics