Plucked string of a sitar executes _______.

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Periodic motion is one which repeats itself after some time.
Plucked string moves to and fro about equilibrium position.

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Plucked string of a sitar executes _______.

Periodic motion is one which repeats itself after some time. Plucked string moves to and fro about equilibrium position.

Periodic motion is one which repeats itself after some time.
Plucked string moves to and fro about equilibrium position.