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Quick check from College Physics, 16.6 Uniform Circular Motion and Simple Harmonic Motion
Identify an object that undergoes uniform circular motion. Describe how you could trace the simple harmonic motion of this object as a wave.
Answer it in your own words before you look.
A record player undergoes uniform circular motion. You could attach dowel rod to one point on the outside edge of the turntable and attach a pen to the other end of the dowel. As the record player turns, the pen will move. You can drag a long piece of paper under the pen, capturing its motion as a wave.
How did it go?