MCQ
A simple pendulum having length $\ell $ is having speed  $\sqrt {2g\ell }$ at bottom most point of its trajectory. Its motion will be
  • Periodic but not  $SHM$
  • B
    Periodic as well as  $SHM$
  • C
    Neither periodic nor $SHM$
  • D
    Not periodic but  $SHM$

Answer

Correct option: A.
Periodic but not  $SHM$
a
Particle will just complete half of the circle, so periodic but not  $S.H.M.$

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