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Oscillations practice · Medium
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Sine and cosine functions are:
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Correct option: C
Periodic functions
Option C (Periodic functions) is correct because sine and cosine functions repeat their values at regular intervals, making them periodic.
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Medium
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Application
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One end of a compressed spring of spring constant is fixed to a wall and a block of mass is kept in contact with the other end of the spring. If the spring is suddenly released, the block moves with a momentum . Then the compression of the spring is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated by equating the kinetic energy of the block to the potential energy stored in the compressed spring and solving for the compression.
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Medium
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Application
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The ratio of K.E. of the particle executing S.H.M. at mean position to the K.E. at point whose distance is half of amplitude is:
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Correct option: C
The correct answer is C () because the kinetic energy at the mean position is maximum, and at half the amplitude, it's of the maximum, resulting in a ratio of .
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Application
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The angular velocity and the amplitude of a simple pendulum is and respectively. At a displacement from the mean position, if its kinetic energy is and potential energy is , then the ratio of to is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is derived from the formulas for kinetic and potential energy in simple harmonic motion.
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Analyzing
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An experiment is performed to obtain the value of acceleration due to gravity by using a simple pendulum of length . In this experiment time for 100 oscillations is measured by using a watch of 1 second least count and the value is 90.0 seconds. The length is measured by using a meter scale of least count 1 mm and the value is 20.0 cm. The error in the determination of would be:
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Correct option: B
0.027
Option B (2.70%) is correct because the error in g is calculated by combining the percentage errors in length and time period measurements.
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Analyzing
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A body is moving in a room with a velocity of 20 m/s perpendicular to the two walls separated by 5 meters. There is no friction and the collisions with the walls are elastic. The motion of the body is
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Correct option: B
Periodic but not simple harmonic
Option B is correct because the motion is periodic due to elastic collisions but not simple harmonic since the acceleration is not proportional to the displacement.
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Application
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The length of the seconds pendulum is on earth. If the mass and diameter of the planet is 1.5 times that of the earth, the length of the seconds pendulum on the planet will be nearly.
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the length of the seconds pendulum is inversely proportional to the acceleration due to gravity, which is affected by the planet's mass and radius.
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Application
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The amplitude and the time period in a SHM is and , respectively. If the initial phase is , then the equation of SHM will be
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the SHM equation with the given amplitude, time period, and initial phase of .
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Understanding
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A child swinging on a swing in sitting position stands up, then the time period of the swing will
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Correct option: C
Decrease
Option C is correct. When a child stands up on a swing, the effective length of the swing decreases, which decreases the time period.
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The displacement of an oscillator is given by
where and , are constant. Then -
where and , are constant. Then -
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Correct option: D
motion is neither simple harmonic nor periodic
Option C (motion is simple harmonic as well as periodic) is correct because the given equation represents the superposition of two SHM's with the same frequency, resulting in SHM.
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Application
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A mass m is suspended from a spring of length l and force constant K. The frequency of vibration of the mass is . The spring is cut into two equal parts and the same mass is suspended from one of the parts. The new frequency of vibration of mass is . Which of the following relations between the frequencies is correct
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the frequency is proportional to the square root of the spring constant, and cutting the spring in half doubles the spring constant.
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Understanding
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The total energy of a particle, executing simple harmonic motion is Where x is the displacement from the mean position.
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Correct option: C
Independent of
Option C (Independent of ) is correct because the total energy in SHM is constant and independent of displacement.
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Analyzing
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A particle moves according to the law, The distance covered by it the time interval between t= 0 to t=3s is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the particle travels from one extreme to the other and then back to the mean position in the given time interval.
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Analyzing
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Assertion: Particle velocity and wave velocity both are independent of time.
Reason: For the propagation of wave motion, the medium must have the properties of elasticity and inertia.
Reason: For the propagation of wave motion, the medium must have the properties of elasticity and inertia.
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Correct option: D
If reason is true but assertion is false
Option D (If reason is true but assertion is false) is correct because particle velocity varies with time, while wave velocity is independent of time, and the medium's properties are essential for wave propagation.
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Application
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A particle starts oscillating simple harmonically from its equilibrium position with time period . The ratio of KE and PE of other particle at the t=⁄12 is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because at , the ratio of kinetic energy to potential energy in SHM is 3:1.
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Application
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A particle is subjected to two mutually perpendicular simple harmonic motions such that its and coordinates are given by The path of the particle will be
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Correct option: A
An ellipse
Option A is correct because the equations for x and y describe an ellipse due to the phase difference between the two SHMs.
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Medium
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Understanding
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The path difference between the two waves: and will be
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Correct option: C
Option C is correct because the path difference is related to the phase difference by the formula: Path difference = (/2) * Phase difference.
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Medium
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Application
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A pendulum of length L swings from rest to rest n times in one second. The value of acceleration due to gravity is
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Correct option: C
Option A () is correct because it correctly relates the period of the pendulum to the acceleration due to gravity.
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Understanding
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In a simple harmonic motion (SHM), which of
the following does not hold?
the following does not hold?
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Correct option: C
The potential energy is maximum at the mean position.
Option C is correct because in SHM, potential energy is minimum at the mean position, not maximum.
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Application
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In case of simple harmonic motion, if the velocity is plotted along the -axis and the displacement from the equilibrium position is plotted along the -axis, the resultant curve happens to be an ellipse with the ratio .
What is the frequency of the simple harmonic motion?
What is the frequency of the simple harmonic motion?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is derived from the ratio of the major and minor axes of the ellipse representing SHM.
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Understanding
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Total energy of a particle performing S.H.M. is 'NOT' proportional to
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Correct option: C
Displacement from mean position
Option C (Displacement from mean position) is correct because the total energy in SHM is proportional to mass, square of amplitude, and square of frequency, but not displacement.
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Understanding
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There is a body having mass and performing S.H.M. with amplitude . There is a restoring force , where is the displacement. The total energy of body depends upon
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Correct option: B
Option C (Greater than 5 minutes) is correct because, according to Newton's Law of Cooling, the rate of cooling decreases as the temperature difference between the liquid and its surroundings decreases.
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Application
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The displacement of a body in motion is given by . The time at which the displacement is maximum is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the time when the sine function reaches its maximum value of 1.
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Medium
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Application
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The KE and PE of a particle executing SHM of amplitude will be equal when displacement is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because at this displacement, the kinetic energy and potential energy of the SHM are equal.
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Understanding
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During the phenomenon of resonance
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Correct option: A
The amplitude of oscillation becomes large
Option A (The amplitude of oscillation becomes large) is correct because at resonance, the system oscillates with maximum amplitude due to the driving frequency matching the natural frequency.
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Analyzing
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Assertion: If a body is executing SHM, its acceleration is in the direction of velocity of body.
Reason: The velocity and acceleration of a body are acting in the same direction.
Reason: The velocity and acceleration of a body are acting in the same direction.
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Correct option: D
If both assertion and reason are false
Option D (If both assertion and reason are false) is correct because in SHM, acceleration is always directed towards the mean position, opposite to displacement, and not necessarily in the direction of velocity.
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Understanding
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A particle is performing a motion on the -axis with its position given by The amplitude of particle is
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Correct option: D
Option D is correct because the amplitude of the sinusoidal motion is the coefficient of the sine function, which is B.
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Application
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A particle executes simple harmonic motion of amplitude . At what distance from the mean position is its kinetic energy equal to its potential energy?
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because at this distance, the kinetic and potential energies in SHM are equal, which is .
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Understanding
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To show that a simple pendulum executes simple harmonic motion, it is necessary to assume that
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Correct option: C
Amplitude of oscillation is small
The correct answer is Amplitude of oscillation is small because the approximation is valid only for small angles, which is necessary for SHM.
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Application
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A particle having mass oscillates according to the equation . Find the position, the velocity and the acceleration at
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Correct option: A
Option A (1.0 cm, 1.73 m s⁻¹, 100 m s⁻²) is correct because it correctly calculates the position, velocity, and acceleration at t=0 using the given equation.
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