1. A particle of mass 10 gm lies in a potential field V = 50x2 + 100 ergs/gm.

Find the

frequency of oscillation.

2. A particle executes linear harmonic motion about the point x = 0; at t = 0 it has

displacement x = 0.37 cm and zero velocity. If the frequency of the motion is 0.25/sec,

determine (i) period, (ii) angular frequency, and (iii) amplitude.

3. Show that when a particle is moving in simple harmonic motion, its velocity at a

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distance of its amplitude from the central position is half its velocity in the central
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position.

4. Two particles execute simple harmonic motion of the same amplitude and frequency

along the same straight line. They pass one another going in opposite directions each

time when their displacement is half their amplitudes. Determine the phase difference

between the particles.

5. Show that the energy of a particle moving in simple harmonic motion is directly

proportional to the square of the amplitude and inversely to the square of the time

period.

6. A particle of mass m executes a simple harmonic motion of amplitude A and frequency

f. Find the force constant, the maximum kinetic energy and the average kinetic energy.
7. When the displacement in a Simple Harmonic Motion is half of the amplitude, what

fraction of the total energy is kinetic?

8. Find displacement of a particle performing simple harmonic motion of amplitude a, if

its kinetic energy is three times its potential energy.

9. A particle in simple harmonic motion has equal kinetic and potential energies. Find the

ratio of its displacement to its amplitude.

10. Write the differential equation for a simple damped oscillator and solve it. Discuss the

motion for different levels of damping.

11. The differential equation for certain system is

d 2x dx
2
 2k  w0 2 x  0
dt dt

If w0 k , find the time in which the amplitude falls to 1/e of its initial value.

12. (i) The force on a particle of mass M at time t is F ( x, V , t ) , where x denotes the

position and V the velocity of the particle at time t . Write down the differential

equation of motion for the particle.

(ii) If F ( x,V , t )  kx   V , for what values of  will x(t )  e t be a solution of this

differential equation of motion?

(iii) From these solutions obtain the most general oscillatory solution in the form

x(t )  e bt ( A cos w1t  B sin w1t ) , stating clearly the condition under which
 oscillatory solutions are possible. Express b and w1 in terms of M , k and  . If

x(0)  x0 and V (0)  V0 obtain A and B .

(iv) Convert this solution to the form x(t )  Rebt sin( w1t  0 ) . Express R and  0 in

terms of A and B .

(v) If x(0)  0 and V (0)  V0 , determine R and  0

(vi) If x(0)  x0 and V (0)  0 , determine R and  0

. (vii) Derive an expression for the time period of damped oscillations in terms of the

parameters of the differential equation.

(viii) Derive an expression for the ratio of successive amplitudes of damped oscillations

in terms of the parameters of the differential equation.

(ix) One end of a spring having spring constant 2.5 Nm-1 is attached to a wall. A 0.1 kg

mass is attached at the other end. The mass is displaced 0.9 cm and then released at

time t = 0, in a medium which exerts a damping force Fd   v, where  = 0.6

Nsm-1.

(a) Obtain the time period of the damped oscillations.

(b) What is the smallest time immediately after which the velocity of the mass

will have a direction opposite to the force on it?

13. Define quality factor ‘Q’ and logarithmic decrement ‘  ’ for a damped harmonic

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motion. Show that Q = .


14. A massless spring, suspended from rigid plane carries a flat body of 100 gm at its

lower end. The system oscillates with frequency 10 Hz. If coefficient of the damping
 force is 0.0023 Nms-1, calculate (i) relaxation time (ii) quality factor and (iii) force

constant.

15. A body of mass 0.2 kg is hung from a spring of spring constant 80 N/meter. The body

dx
is subject to a resistive force given by r where velocity is in meters/second.
dt

Calculate

(i) the value of the undamped frequency

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(ii) the value of constant r if the damped frequency is of the undamped
2

frequency

(iii) quality factor Q

16. (i) Write the equation of motion of a mass M attached to a spring of spring constant

k in the presence of an external force F (t ) and a damping force Fd   V .

(ii) Obtain the steady state solution of this equation for F (t )  F0 .

(iii) Obtain the steady state solution of this equation for F (t )  F0 Cos 2 t .

17. A 0.1 kg mass attached to a spring of spring constant 0.4 Nm-1 oscillates in the

presence of an external force F (t )  F0 Cos 2 t and a damping force Fd   v,

where F0  0.02 N,   1 s-1 and   0.5 Nsm-1. Obtain the steady state solution of

the equation of motion.

18. Solve the equation of motion of a damped harmonic oscillator in the presence of an

external harmonic force F0 sint. Discuss the dependence on  of (i) amplitude (ii)
 phase and (iii) average power absorbed by the oscillator. Find the difference of the two

values of  for which the average power absorption is one half of its maximum value.

19. Explain the difference between displacement resonance and velocity resonance.

20. What will be the frequency of velocity resonance as well as displacement resonance in

the case of a particle of mass 5 gm vibrating under the action of elastic force of 300

dynes cm-1 and frictional force of 10 dyne sec cm-1, if the maximum value of the

external periodic force is given by 200 dynes? Find also the amplitude of displacement

resonance approximately.

21. A mechanical oscillator of mass m, stiffness s, and resistance r is being driven by

alternating force F  F0 eiwt where F0 is the amplitude of force and w the applied angular

frequency. Prove that the exact amplitude at the displacement resonance of a driven
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F0 s r2 
2

mechanical oscillator may be written as x = , where     2 

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r  m 4m 