Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 13 - Oscillations About Equilibrium - Conceptual Questions - Page 445: 3

Answer

Periodic motion

Work Step by Step

We know that the motion of the air cart is periodic because it repeats itself after a fixed interval while moving back and forth. It is not simple harmonic motion because it is not sinusoidal.
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