If a freely suspended object is pulled to one side and released, it oscillates about the point of suspension because the

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If a freely suspended object is pulled to one side and released, it oscillates about the point of suspension because of the property of the object called "restoring force". Restoring force refers to any force that tends to bring an object back to its equilibrium position when it is displaced. When an object is pulled to one side and released, it is displaced from its equilibrium position. The object then experiences a restoring force that pulls it back towards the equilibrium position. This restoring force is proportional to the displacement of the object from its equilibrium position. As a result, the object oscillates back and forth about its equilibrium position. The oscillation continues until all the energy transferred to the object during the initial displacement is dissipated by frictional forces and the object comes to rest. Therefore, the correct answer is option (A) acceleration is directly proportional to the displacement.