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A particle, doing simple harmonic motion, at a distance \(3\,cm\) from mean position has acceleration \(12\,cm/s^2\). What is its time period?
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Use \( a = \omega^2 x \) to directly find angular frequency in SHM.
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\(0.5\,s\)
\(1\,s\)
\(2\,s\)
\(3.14\,s\)
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