Pendulum = sinusoidal motion
Experiment no.: 5.1.5
This very pleasing experiment shows that the projection of circular motion results in sinusoidal (simple harmonic) motion. This is equivalent to a simultaneous pendulum motion of the same frequency.
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Projection of circular motion on an axis forms a sine wave!
Graphical representation of the original phase