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A body is said to vibrate with simple harmonic motion if its acceleration is proportional to the distance from the mean position.

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A body is said to vibrate with simple harmonic motion if its acceleration is proportional to the distance from the mean position.

(a) True

(b) False

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The correct answer is (a) True

Explanation: A body is said to move with simple harmonic motion, if it satisfies the following two conditions:

a) Its acceleration is always directed towards the center, known as point of reference or mean position.

b) Its acceleration is proportional to the distance from that point.

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