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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 21.
Published in final edited form as: Volta Rev. 1997;99(5):9–28.

Figure 8.

Figure 8

A playground swing is a simple example of mechanical frequency selectivity with a passive system. The swing moves back and forth at a frequency that is determined by the length of the rope and the mass of the child. The parent can make the swing move at a different frequency by exerting considerably more effort than pushing at the natural frequency.