Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics
The piston of a steam engine moves with a simple harmonic motion. The crank rotates 120 r.p.m. and the stroke length is 2 meters. The linear velocity of the piston when it is at a distance of 0.5 metre from the centre, is

10.88 m/sec
8.88 m/sec
12.88 m/sec
5.88 m/sec

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Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics
One end of an elastic string of natural length / and modulus X is kept fixed while to the other end is attached a particle of mass m which is hanging freely under gravity. The particle is pulled down vertically through a distance x, held at rest and then released. The motion is

None of these
a rectilinear motion with constant speed
a damped oscillatory motion
a simple harmonic motion

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