A ball is moving in uniform circular motion in a horizontal plane, the shadow of ball on the wall will execute

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A ball is moving in uniform circular motion in a horizontal plane, the shadow of ball on the wall will execute (A) projectile motion (B) uniform circular motion (C) simple harmonic motion (D) non-uniform circular motion

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The ball will appear to execute to and fro motion along a horizontal line with the point of rotation as the mid-point. Thus, the shadow will execute SHM on the wall as shown below. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/physics/bb88a91b137559eaa93bcd9de1af3af4-.png" />

Q. A ball is moving in uniform circular motion in a horizontal plane, the shadow of ball on the wall will execute

projectile motion

uniform circular motion

simple harmonic motion

non-uniform circular motion

The ball will appear to execute to and fro motion along a horizontal line with the point of rotation as the mid-point. Thus, the shadow will execute SHM on the wall as shown below.