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Which of the following force laws will cause an object to undergo a simple harmonic motion...

Which of the following force laws will cause an object to undergo a simple harmonic motion along the x axis? (Assume k is a constant.)A) F = +k·x B)F = −k·x C)F = + k x D)F = − k x E)all of the above

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A particle moving on a straight line executes simple harmonic motion if the restoring force F is directed towards a fixed point on a line and proportional to the displacement of particle from this fixed point..

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