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A particle moves in the $x y$ plane according to $x = a sin ω t$ and $y = a (1 - cos ω t)$ , where $a$ and $ω$ are constants. The particle traces:

Answer:

Solution:

$x^{2} + y_{c}^{2} = a^{2}$ with $y_{c} = y - a$ : a circle. Speed = $aω$ is constant, so distance travelled $\propto t$ .

Subject:PhysicsTopic:SHMSubtopic:Oscillations and SHM

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