Question
Question: A body is moving in a room with a velocity of 20 *m*/*s* perpendicular to the two walls separated by...
A body is moving in a room with a velocity of 20 m/s perpendicular to the two walls separated by 5 meters. There is no friction and the collision with the walls are elastic. The motion of the body is
A
Not periodic
B
Periodic but not simple harmonic
C
Periodic and simple harmonic
D
Periodic with variable time period
Answer
Periodic but not simple harmonic
Explanation
Solution
Since there is no friction and collision is elastic therefore no loss of energy take place and the body strike again and again with two perpendicular walls. So the motion of the ball is periodic. But here, there is no restoring force. So the characteristics of S.H.M. will not satisfied.