Question

A wire stretched between the two fixed supports, is plucked exacly in the middle and then released. It executes (neglect the resistance of the medium) :

(a) resonant vibrations (b) natural vibrations

(c) damped vibrations (d) forced vibrations.

Answer 1

Solution :

It executes free vibrations/natural vibrations
Because the periodic vibrations of a body of constant amplitude in the absence of any
external force on it are called free vibrations/natural vibrations.