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PhysicsSHMMiscellaneousEasy2 minPYQ_2003
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Assertion : The amplitude of an oscillating pendulum decreases gradually with time. Reason : The frequency of the pendulum decreases with time.

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Solution:

The amplitude of an oscillating pendulum decreases with time because of friction due to air. Frequency of simple pendulum is given by which is independent of amplitude and so even though the frequency remains the same, the amplitude keeps on decreasing till it becomes zero.

Stream:AIIMSSubject:PhysicsTopic:SHMSubtopic:Miscellaneous
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