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For a body undergoing SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION, the acceleration is always in the direction of the displacement.

(a) True

(b) False

I had been asked this question in exam.

My question is taken from Differential Equation of Simple Harmonic Motion in portion Simple Harmonic Motion of Machine Kinematics

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Right choice is (b) False

Easy explanation: For a body undergoing SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION, the acceleration is always in the opposite direction of the displacement. This is indicated by a negative sign in the equation.

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