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Simple Harmonic Motion

1. An object is placed at a distance of 25 cm from a spherical mirror and its
image is formed behind the mirror at distance of 5cm. What will be its
focal length?
Given:
Time period = T = 0.02s
Required:
Frequency of the wave = f
Solution:
1
Frequency =
Time period
1
f =
T
1
f =
0.02s
f = 50Hz
The frequency of the wave is 50 Hz.
2. The length of a simple pendulum is 84cm. What will be its time-period if it
is taken to the moon where the acceleration due to gravity is one-sixth to
that on the earth?
Given:
Length of the simple pendulum = L = 84cm = 0.84m
Acceleration due to gravity on Earth = g e = 9.81m/s²
1
Acceleration due to gravity on the Moon = g m = g e
6
1
= × 9.81m/s 2
6

g m = 1.635m/s 2

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Required:
Time period of the pendulum on the Moon = Tm
Solution:
The time period T of a simple pendulum is given by the formula:

L
T = 2π√
g

where L is the length of the pendulum, and g is the acceleration due to gravity.
On Earth:

L
Te = 2π√
ge

On the Moon:

L
Tm = 2π√
gm

Substitute the given values:

0.84m
Tm = 2π√ m
1.635 2
s

Tm = 2π√0.515s 2
Tm = 4.51s
The time period of the simple pendulum on the Moon would be approximately
4.51s.
3. The wavelength of sound emitted by a source is 1.7x10m. Calculate
frequency of the sound, if its velocity is 334.4ms.
Given:
Wavelength of sound = λ = 1.7 × 10−2 m

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Velocity of sound = v = 334.4m/s

Required:
Frequency of the sound = f
Solution:
The speed of sound (v) is given by the following formula:
v = f×λ
To find the frequency (f), rearrange the formula:
v
f =
λ
Substitute the given values:
334.4m/s
f =
1.7 × 10−2 m
f = 1.96 × 104 Hz
The frequency of the sound is 1.96 × 104 Hz.
4. A source is producing 15 waves in 3 seconds. The distance between a crest
and a trough is 10cm. Find
a. Frequency
b. Wavelength
c. Velocity of wave
Given:
Number of waves produced = n = 15waves
Time taken = t = 3s
Distance between crest and trough = 10 cm = 0.10m
Required:
a. Frequency = f
b. Wavelength = λ
c. Velocity of the wave = v

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Solution:
a. Frequency:
Frequency (f) is the number of waves produced per second. It can be calculated
using the formula:
Number of waves
Frequency =
Time taken
n
F =
t
Substitute the given values:
15waves
f =
3s
f = 5 Hz
b. Wavelength:
Since wavelength (λ) is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs,
therefore:
Wavelength = 2 × distance between a crest & a trough
λ = 2 × 10cm
λ = 20cm
c. Velocity:
Velocity of the wave (v) can be calculated using the formula:
Velocity = Frequency × Wavelength
V=fλ
Substitute the values:
v = 5Hz × 20cm
v = 5Hz × 0.2m
v = 1m/s
So, the answers are:

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a. Frequency (f) = 5Hz

b. Wavelength (λ) = 20cm
c. Velocity of the wave (v) = 1m/s
5. A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose crests are 100m apart and
whose velocity is 25ms'. How often do the crests reach the boat?
Given:
Wavelength of waves = λ = 100m
Velocity of waves = v = 25m/s
Required:
Time taken for the crests to reach the boat = T
Solution:
Time period of a wave is given by the following formula:
λ
T =
v
Substitute the given values:
100m
T =
25m/s
𝑇 = 4𝑠
So, the crests will reach the boat every 4 seconds.
6. A body vibrating with a time period of 2 milliseconds produces a wave
travelling in a medium with a velocity of 1250m/s. What is its
wavelength?
Given:
Time period = T = 2ms = 2 × 10−3 s
Velocity of wave = v = 1250m/s
Required:
Wavelength = λ

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Solution:
The wavelength (λ) of a wave can be calculated using the formula:
λ = v×T
Substitute the given values:
λ = 1250 m/s × 2 × 10−3 s
λ = 2.5m
The wavelength of the wave is 2.5 meters.
7. A sound signal of 128vib/s has a wavelength of 2.7m. Calculate the speed
with which the wavelength travels.
Given:
Frequency of the sound signal = f = 128vib/s (vibrations per second)
Wavelength of the sound signal = λ = 2.7m
Required:
Speed of the wavelength = v
Solution:
The speed (v) of a wave can be calculated using the formula:
v = f×λ
Substitute the given values:
v = 128 vib/s × 2.7m
v = 345.6m/s
The speed with which the wavelength travels is 345.6m/s.
8. Human heart on the average is focused to beat 75 times in one minute.
Calculate its frequency?
Given:
Number of heartbeats in one minute (beats per minute, BPM) = 75

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Required:
Frequency of heartbeats = f
Solution:
Frequency is the number of events that occur in one second. To calculate the
frequency of heartbeats, we need to convert the BPM to beats per second.
BPM
Frequency =
60
Substitute the given value:
75
f=
60
f = 1.25Hz
The frequency of heartbeats is 1.25Hz.
9. Calculate the time period of a simple pendulum of length 1.2m at the
surface of earth.
Given:
Length of the simple pendulum = L = 1.2m
Acceleration due to gravity on Earth = g = 9.81m/s²
Required:
Time period of the simple pendulum = T
Solution:
The time period (T) of a simple pendulum is given by the formula:

L
T = 2π√
g

Substitute the given values:

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1.2m
T = 2π√
9.8ms−2

T = 2π√0.122265𝑠 2
T = 2π × 0.3498s
T = 2.194s
The time period of the simple pendulum at the surface of the Earth is 2.194s.
10.A ball of mass 0.1kg is attached to a spring placed on a horizontal friction
less surface. If the spring constant is 6Nm, find the time period of the
ball?
Given:
Mass of the ball = m = 0.1kg
Spring constant = k = 6N/m
Required:
Time period of the ball-spring system = T
Solution:
The time period (T) of a mass-spring system can be calculated using the formula:
m
T = 2π√
k
Substitute the given values:

0.1kg
T = 2π√
6N/m

T = 2π√0.0167𝑠 2
𝑇 = 2𝜋 × 0.1293𝑠
𝑇 = 0.81𝑠
The time period of the ball-spring system is 0.81s.

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