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A particle on the trough of a wave at any instant will come to the mean position after a time ( T = time period)

A

`T//2`

B

`T//4`

C

T

D

2 T

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The correct Answer is:
B
The time taken by the particle to come to mean position from the trough = `(T)/(4)`
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