Question

Which of the following relationships between the acceleration a and the displacement x of a particle executing simple harmonic motion?

• A. $a=2x^2$
• B. $a=-2x^2$
• C. $a=2x$
• D. $a=-2x$

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

$a=-2x$

In SHM, acceleration a is related to displacement x by the relation $a=-{\omega }^{2}x$ which is for option (d).