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Oscillations practice · Medium

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Remembering +4 | -1
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.
392 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
One end of a compressed spring of spring constant 5×103 Nm−15 \times 10^3 \mathrm{~N m}^{-1} is fixed to a wall and a block of mass 0.5 kg0.5 \mathrm{~kg} is kept in contact with the other end of the spring. If the spring is suddenly released, the block moves with a momentum 10 Ns10 \mathrm{~Ns}. Then the compression of the spring is
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Correct option: B
20 cm20 \mathrm{~cm}
Option B (20 cm20 \mathrm{~cm}) 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.
393 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
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
43\frac{4}{3}
The correct answer is C (43\frac{4}{3}) because the kinetic energy at the mean position is maximum, and at half the amplitude, it's 34\frac{3}{4} of the maximum, resulting in a ratio of 43\frac{4}{3}.
394 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The angular velocity and the amplitude of a simple pendulum is ω\omega and aa respectively. At a displacement xx from the mean position, if its kinetic energy is TT and potential energy is VV, then the ratio of TT to VV is
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Correct option: C
(a2−x2)/x2\left(a^2-x^2\right) / x^2
Option C ((a2−x2)/x2\left(a^2-x^2\right) / x^2) is correct because it is derived from the formulas for kinetic and potential energy in simple harmonic motion.
395 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
An experiment is performed to obtain the value of acceleration due to gravity g\mathrm{g} by using a simple pendulum of length L\mathrm{L}. 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 LL 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 gg 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.
396 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
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.
397 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The length of the seconds pendulum is 1 m1 \mathrm{~m} 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
0.67 m0.67 \mathrm{~m}
Option D (0.67 m0.67 \mathrm{~m}) 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.
398 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The amplitude and the time period in a SHM is 0.5 cm0.5 \mathrm{~cm} and 0.4 s0.4 \mathrm{~s}, respectively. If the initial phase is π/2 rad\pi / 2 \mathrm{~rad}, then the equation of SHM will be
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Correct option: D
y=0.5cos⁡5πty=0.5 \cos 5 \pi t
Option D (y=0.5cos⁡5πty=0.5 \cos 5 \pi t) is correct because it represents the SHM equation with the given amplitude, time period, and initial phase of π/2\pi/2.
399 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
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.
400 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The displacement of an oscillator is given by 
x=asin⁡ωt+bcos⁡ωt\mathrm{x}=\mathrm{a} \sin \omega \mathrm{t}+\mathrm{b} \cos \omega \mathrm{t}
where a,b\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b} and ω\omega, 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.
401 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A mass m is suspended from a spring of length l and force constant K. The frequency of vibration of the mass is f1{f_1}. 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 f2{f_2}. Which of the following relations between the frequencies is correct
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Correct option: D
f2=2f1{f_2} = \sqrt 2 {f_1}
Option D (f2=2f1{f_2} = \sqrt 2 {f_1}) 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.
402 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
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 xx
Option C (Independent of xx) is correct because the total energy in SHM is constant and independent of displacement.
403 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
A particle moves according to the law,x=rcosπt2.x = rcos\frac{{\pi t}}{{2.}} The distance covered by it the time interval between t= 0 to t=3s is
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Correct option: C
3r3r
Option C (3r3r) is correct because the particle travels from one extreme to the other and then back to the mean position in the given time interval.
404 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
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.
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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.
405 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A particle starts oscillating simple harmonically from its equilibrium position with time period TT. The ratio of KE and PE of other particle at the t=TT⁄12 is
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Correct option: C
3:13:1
Option C (3:13:1) is correct because at t=T/12t=T/12, the ratio of kinetic energy to potential energy in SHM is 3:1.
406 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A particle is subjected to two mutually perpendicular simple harmonic motions such that its xx and yy coordinates are given by x=2sin⁡ωt, y=2sin⁡(ωt+π4)x=2 \sin \omega t,\,y=2 \sin \left(\omega t+\frac{\pi}{4}\right) 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.
407 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
The path difference between the two waves: y1=a1 sin⁡(ωt−2πxλ) {y_1} = {a_1}\,\sin \left( {\omega t - \frac{{2\pi x}}{\lambda }} \right)\, and y2=a2 sin⁡(ωt−2πxλ+ϕ) {y_2} = {a_2}\,\sin \left( {\omega t - \frac{{2\pi x}}{\lambda } + \phi } \right)\, will be
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Correct option: C
λ2πϕ\frac{\lambda }{{2\pi }}\phi
Option C is correct because the path difference is related to the phase difference by the formula: Path difference = (λ\lambda/2π\pi) * Phase difference.
408 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
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
1π2n2L1{\pi ^2}{n^2}L
Option A (π2n2L{\pi ^2}{n^2}L) is correct because it correctly relates the period of the pendulum to the acceleration due to gravity.
409 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
In a simple harmonic motion (SHM), which of
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.
410 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
In case of simple harmonic motion, if the velocity is plotted along the XX-axis and the displacement from the equilibrium position is plotted along the YY-axis, the resultant curve happens to be an ellipse with the ratio  major axis ( along X) minor axis ( along Y ) =20π\frac{\text { major axis }(\text { along } X)}{\text { minor axis }(\text { along } Y \text { ) }}=20 \pi.
What is the frequency of the simple harmonic motion?
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Correct option: C
10 Hz10 {~Hz}
Option C (10 Hz10 {~Hz}) is correct because it is derived from the ratio of the major and minor axes of the ellipse representing SHM.
411 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
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.
412 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
There is a body having mass mm and performing S.H.M. with amplitude aa. There is a restoring force F=−KxF = - Kx, where xx is the displacement. The total energy of body depends upon
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Correct option: B
K,aK,a
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.
413 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The displacement xx of a body in motion is given by x=asin⁡(ωt+θ)x=a \sin (\omega t+\theta). The time at which the displacement is maximum is
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Correct option: B
(π2ω−θω)\left(\frac{\pi}{2 \omega}-\frac{\theta}{\omega}\right)
Option B ((π2ω−θω)\left(\frac{\pi}{2 \omega}-\frac{\theta}{\omega}\right)) is correct because it represents the time when the sine function reaches its maximum value of 1.
414 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The KE and PE of a particle executing SHM of amplitude aa will be equal when displacement is
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Correct option: D
a/2a/\sqrt 2
Option D (a/2a/\sqrt 2) is correct because at this displacement, the kinetic energy and potential energy of the SHM are equal.
415 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
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.
416 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
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.
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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.
417 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
A particle is performing a motion on the xx-axis with its position given by x=A+Bsin⁡ωt.x=A+B \sin \omega t. The amplitude of particle is
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Correct option: D
BB
Option D is correct because the amplitude of the sinusoidal motion is the coefficient of the sine function, which is B.
418 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A particle executes simple harmonic motion of amplitude AA. At what distance from the mean position is its kinetic energy equal to its potential energy?
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Correct option: A
±0.71 A\pm 0.71 \mathrm{~A}
Option A (±0.71 A\pm 0.71 \mathrm{~A}) is correct because at this distance, the kinetic and potential energies in SHM are equal, which is A/2A/\sqrt{2}.
419 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
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 sin⁡θ≈θ\sin \theta \approx \theta is valid only for small angles, which is necessary for SHM.
420 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A particle having mass 10 g10 \mathrm{~g} oscillates according to the equation x=(2.0 cm)sin⁡[(100 s−1)t+π/6]x=(2.0 \mathrm{~cm}) \sin \left[\left(100 \mathrm{~s}^{-1}\right) t+\pi / 6\right]. Find the position, the velocity and the acceleration at t=0.t=0.
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Correct option: A
1.0 cm,1.73 m s−1,100 m s−21.0 \mathrm{~cm}, 1.73 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}, 100 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-2}
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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