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7(c)
Two pendulums C and D are suspended from a wire as shown in the given figure. Pendulum C is made to oscillate by displacing it from it's mean position. It is seen that D also starts oscillating.
What is the name of the phenomenon when the length of D is made equal to C?
Topic: Sound and vibrations
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Resonance.
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