SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION, HOME WORK SHEET-1

1. A student says that he had applied a force F  k x on a particle and the particle moved in simple harmonic
motion. He refuses to tell whether k is a constant or not. Assume that the has worked only with positive x and
no other force acted on the particle.
(A) As x increases k increases (B) As x increases k decreases
(C) As s increases k remains constant (D) The motion cannot be simple harmonic

2. The displacement (in m) of a particle of mass 100 g from its equilibrium position is given by the equation:
y = 0.05 sin 3 (5t + 0.4)
(A) the time period of motion is 1/30 sec
(B) the time period of motion is 1/7.5 sec
(C) the maximum acceleration of the particle is 11.252 m/s2
(D) the force acting on the particle is zero when the displacement is 0.05 m.

3. The magnitude of average acceleration in half time period from equilibrium position in a simple harmonic

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(A) (B) (C) (D) Zero
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4. In a simple harmonic motion

(A) the potential energy is always equal to the kinetic energy
(B) the potential energy is never equal to the kinetic energy
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(C) the average potential energy in any time interval is equal to the average kinetic energy in the that time
interval
(D) the average potential energy in one time period is equal to the average kinetic energy in this period.

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A particle executes simple harmonic motion with a frequency v. The frequency with which the kinetic energy

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(C) 2v

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(D) zero

A simple harmonic motion has an amplitude A and time period T. Find the time required by it to travel directly

(a) x  0 to x  (b) x  0 to x  (c) x  Ato x 

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(d) x   to x  (e) x  to x  A.
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7. A particle executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 10 cm and time period 6 s. At t = 0 it is at
position x = 5 cm going towards positive x-direction. Write the equation for the displacement x at time t. Find
the magnitude of the acceleration of the particle at t = 4 s.

8. Calculate the ratio between the kinetic energy Ek and the potential energy Ep of an oscillating point for the
moment t = T/12, where T = time period.

9. A particle executing SHM in a straight line AOB is found to have zero velocity when it is at points A and
B whose distance from O are 'a' or 'b', respectively, and its velocity is v when it is half-way between them.
Find the frequency of oscillation.

10. A particle is executign SHM of amplitude r At a distance is from the mean position, the particle receives
a blow in the direction opposite to motion which instantaneously doubles the velocity. Find the new amplitude.
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HOME WORK SHEET-1
1. A 2. B, C 3. A 4. D 5. C
6. (a) T/12 (b) T/8 (c) T/6 (d) T/4 (e) T/8

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