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A-2. A particle having mass 10 g oscillates according to the equation x = (2.0 cm) sin [(100 s –1) t+ /6]. Find
(a) the amplitude, the time period and the force constant (b) the position, the velocity and the acceleration
at t = 0.
A-3. The equation of motion of a particle started at t = 0 is given by x = 5 sin (20 t + /3) where x is in centimetre
and t in second. When does the particle
(a) first come to rest?
(b) first have zero acceleration?
(c) first have maximum speed ?
A-4. A simple harmonic motion has an amplitude A and time period T. Find the time required by it to travel
directly from
A
(a) x = 0 to x = A/2 (b) x = 0 to x = (c) x = A to x = A/2
2
A A A
(d) x = – to x = (e) x = to x = A.
2 2 2
A-5. A particle is executing SHM with amplitude A and has maximum velocity v . Find its speed when its at
0
A
distance of from mean position.
2
A-6. 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.
A-7. The position, velocity and acceleration of a particle executing simple hamonic motion are found to have
magnitudes 2 cm, 1 m/s and 10 m/s2 at a certain instant. Find the amplitude and the time period of the
motion.
A-8. The maximum speed and acceleration of a particle executing simple harmonic motion are
10 cm/s and 50 cm/s2. Find the position(s) of the particle when the speed is 8 cm/s.
C-3. A body of mass 2 kg suspended through a vertical spring executes simple harmonic motion of period 4s. If
the oscillations are stopped and the body hangs in equilibrium, find the potential energy stored in the
spring.
C-4. A spring stores 5 J of energy when stretched by 25 cm. It is kept vertical with the lower end fixed. A block
fastened to its other end is made to undergo small oscillations. If the block makes 5 oscillations each
second, what is the mass of the block ?
C-5. The spring shown in figure is unstretched when a man starts pulling on
the cord. The mass of the block is M. If the man exerts a constant force F,
find (a) the amplitude and the time period of the motion of the block (b) the k
M F
energy stored in the spring when the block passes through the equilibrium
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C-6. Find the time period of the oscillation of mass m in figures a, b, c. What is the equivalent spring constant of
the pair of springs in each case ?
a man starts pulling the block. The man exerts a constant force F on the k2 k3 F
block. Find the amplitude and the frequency of the motion of the block.
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C-8. A spring of force constant 'k' is cut into two parts whose lengths are in the ratio 1 : 2. The two parts are now
connected in parallel and a block of mass 'm' is suspended at the end of the combined spring. Find the
period of oscillation performed by the block.
C-9. Two identical springs are attached to a small block P. The other ends of the springs
are fixed at A and B. When P is in equilibrium the extension of top spring is 20 cm
and extension of bottom spring is 10 cm. Find the period of small vertical oscillations
of P about its equilibrium position. (use g = 9.8m/s2).
D-2. The angle made by the string of a simple pendulum with the vertical depends on time as = sin [ s–1)t].
90
Find the length of the pendulum if g = 2 m/s2.
D-3. A pendulum clock giving correct time at a place where g = 9.8 m/s 2 is taken to another place where it loses
24 seconds during 24 hours. Find the value of g at this new place.
SHM
D-4. A pendulum is suspended in a lift and its period of oscillation is T 0 when the lift is stationary.
(i) What will the period T of oscillation of pendulum be, if the lift begins to accelerate downwards with
3g
an acceleration equal to ?
4
T0
(ii) What must be the acceleration of the lift for the period of oscillation of the pendulum to be ?
2
D-5. A simple pendulum of length is suspended through the ceiling of an elevator. Find the time period of small
oscillations if the elevator (a) is going up with an acceleration a 0 (b) is going down with an acceleration a0
and (c) is moving with a uniform velocity.
D-6. A simple pendulum fixed in a car has a time period of 4 seconds when the car is moving uniformly on a
horizontal road. When the accelerator is pressed, the time period changes to 3.99 seconds. Making an
approximate analysis, find the acceleration of the car.
D-7. A 0.1kg ball is attached to a string 1.2m long and suspended as a simple pendulum. At a point
0.2 m below the point of suspension a peg is placed, which the string hits when the pendulum comes down.
If the mass is pulled a small distance to one side and released what will be the time period of the motion.
E-4. A half ring of mass m, radius R is hanged at its one end in vertical plane and is free
to oscillate in its plane. Find frequency for small oscillations about mean position
of the half ring.
E-5. A uniform rod of length performs small oscillations about the horizontal axis OO' perpendicular to the rod
and passing through one of its points. Find the distance between the centre of inertia of the rod and the axis
OO' such that the oscillation period is minimum. What is it equal to ?
F-2. Three simple harmonic motions of equal amplitudes A and equal time periods in the same direction combine.
The phase of the second motion is 60° ahead of the first and the phase of the third motion is 60° ahead of
the second. Find the amplitude of the resultant motion.
A-2. For a particle executing simple harmonic motion, the acceleration is proportional to
(A) displacement from the mean position (B) distance from the mean position
(C) distance travelled since t = 0 (D) speed
A-3. The displacement of a particle in simple harmonic motion in one time period is
(A) A (B) 2A (C) 4A (D) zero
A-4. The distance moved by a particle in simple harmonic motion in one time period is
(A) A (B) 2A (C) 4A (D) zero
A-5. The time period of a particle in simple harmonic motion is equal to the time between consecutive appearance
of the particle at a particular point in its motion. This point is
(A) the mean position
(B) an extreme position
(C) between the mean position and the positive extreme
(D) between the mean position and the negative extreme.
A-6. The time period of a particle in simple harmonic motion is equal to the smallest time between the particle
acquiring a particular velocity v . The value of v is
(A) vmax (B) 0
(C) between 0 and vmax (D) between 0 and –vmax
A-7.* Which
of the following quantities are always non-positive in a simple harmonic motion
?
(A) F . a (B) v . r (C) a . r (D) F . r
A-8. Which of the following quantities are always non-negative in a simple harmonicmotion ?
(A) F . a (B) v . r (C) a . r (D) F . r
A-9.* Which
of the following quantities are always zero in a simple harmonic motion ?
(A) F × a (B) v × r (C) a × r (D) F × r
A-10.* 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)
1
(A) the time period of motion is sec
30
1
(B) the time period of motion is sec
7 .5
(C) the maximum acceleration of the particle is 11.252 m/s2
(D) the force acting on the particle is zero when the displacement is 0.05 m.
A-11. Two SHM’s are represented by y = a sin (t – kx) and y = b cos (t – kx). The phase difference between the
two is :
3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 6 4
SHM
A-12. How long after the beginning of motion is the displacement of a harmonically oscillating particle equal to
one half its amplitude if the period is 24s and particle starts from rest.
(A) 12s (B) 2s (C) 4s (D) 6s
A-13. The average acceleration in one time period in a simple harmonic motion is
(A) A 2 (B) A 2 /2 (C) A 2 / 2 (D) zero
A-14. The magnitude of average acceleration in half time period from equilibrium position in a simple harmonic
motion is
2 A 2 A2 A2
(A) (B) (C) (D) Zero
2 2
A-15. A particle moves on the X-axis according to the equation x = A + B sin t. The motion is simple harmonic
with amplitude
(A) A (B) B (C) A + B (D) A 2 B2
A-16. Equation of SHM is x = 10 sin 10t. Find the distance between the two points where speed is 50 cm/sec.
x is in cm and t is in seconds.
(A) 10 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 17.32 cm (D) 8.66 cm.
A-17.Two particles execute S.H.M. of same amplitude and frequency along the same straight line. They pass
one another, when going in opposite directions, each time their displacement is half of their amplitude. The
phase-difference between them is
(A) 0° (B) 120° (C) 180° (D) 135°
A-18. A mass M is performing linear simple harmonic motion, then correct graph for acceleration a and corre-
sponding linear velocity is
B-2. The K.E. and P.E of a particle executing SHM with amplitude A will be equal when its displacement is
A A 2
(A) 2A (B) (C) (D) A
2 2 3
B-3. A point particle of mass 0.1 kg is executing S.H.M. of amplitude of 0.1 m. When the particle passes through
the mean position, its kinetic energy is 8 × 10–3 J. The equation of motion of this particle when the initial
phase of oscillation is 45° can be given by [I.I.T. 1991]
(A) 0.1 cos 4t (B) 0.1 sin 4t (C) 0.4 sin t (D) 0.2 sin 2t
4 4 4 2
B-4. The total mechanical energy of a spring - mass system in simple harmonic motion is
1
E= m 2A2. Suppose the oscillating particle is replaced by another particle of double the mass while the
2
amplitude A remains the same. The new mechanical energy will
(A) become 2 E (B) become E/2 (C) become 2 E (D) remain E
SHM
B-5. 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
(C) the average potential energy in any time interval is equal to the average kinetic energy in that time
interval
(D) the average potential energy in one time period is equal to the avrage kinetic energy in this period.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
B-7. The average energy in one time period in simple harmonic motion is
1 1
(A) m 2 A 2 (B) m 2 A2 (C) m 2 A2 (D) zero
2 4
B-8. A particle executes simple harmonic motion with a frequency . The frequency with which the kinetic
energy oscillates is
(A) /2 (B) (C) 2 (D) zero
B-9. A body is executing simple harmonic motion. At a displacement x, its potential energy is E1 and at a displacement
y, its potential energy is E2. The potential energy E at a displacement (x + y) is
C-2. A toy car of mass m is having two similar rubber ribbons attached to it as shown in the figure. The force
constant of each rubber ribbon is k and surface is frictionless. The car is displaced from mean position by
x cm and released. At the mean position the ribbons are undeformed. Vibration period is
m ( 2k ) 1 m ( 2k ) m m
(A) 2 (B) (C) 2 (D) 2
k 2 2 k2 k k k
SHM
C-3. A mass of 1 kg attached to the bottom of a spring has a certain frequency of vibration. The following mass
has to be added to it in order to reduce the frequency by half : [REE – 1988]
(A) 1 kg (B) 2 kg (C) 3 kg (D) 4 kg
C-4. A force of 6.4 N stretches a vertical spring by 0.1 m. The mass that must be suspended from the spring so
that it oscillates with a period of (/4) sec is : [REE – 1990]
(A) (/4)kg (B) 1 kg (C) (1/) kg (D) 10 kg
C-5. A spring mass system oscillates with a frequency . If it is taken in an elevator slowly accelerating upward,
the frequency will
(A) increase (B) decrease (C) remain same (D) become zero
C-6. A spring-mass system oscillates in a car. If the car accelerates on a horizontal road, the frequency of
oscillation will
(A) increase (B) decrease (C) remain same (D) become zero.
C-7. A ball of mass m kg hangs from a spring of spring constant k. The ball oscillates with a period of T seconds.
If the ball is removed, the spring is shortened(w.r.t. length in mean position) by
gT2 3 T 2g Tm Tk
(A) 2 metre (B) 2 metre (C) metre (D) metre
( 2 ) ( 2 ) k m
C-8. An elastic string of length supports a heavy particle of mass m and the
system is in equilibrium with elongation produced being e. The particle is
now pulled down below the equilibrium position through a distance d (<e)
and released. The angular frequency and maximum amplitude for SHM is
g g
(A) ,e (B) , 2e
e
g g
(C) ,d (D) , 2d
de m
C-9. A smooth inclined plane having angle of inclination 30° with horizontal has
a mass 2.5 kg held by a spring which is fixed at the upper end. If the mass
is taken 2.5 cm up along the surface of the inclined plane, the tension in
the spring reduces to zero. If the mass is then released, the angular Fixed
t M+or ~
frequency of oscillation in radian per second is
(A) 0.707 (B) 7.07 (C) 1.414 (D) 14.14
C-10. A particle executes simple harmonic motion under the restoring force provided by a spring. The time period
is T. If the spring is divided in two equal parts and one part is used to continue the simple harmonic motion,
the time period will
(A) remain T (B) become 2T (C) become T/2 (D) become T/ 2
C-11. Four massless springs whose force constants are 2k, 2k, k and 2k respectively
are attached to a mass M kept on a frictionless plane (as shown in figure). If
the mass M is displaced in the horizontal direction, then the frequency of the
system. [JEE 1990]
1 k 1 4k 1 k 1 7k
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4M 2 M 2 7M 2 M
C-12. An infinite number of springs having force constants as K, 2K, 4K, 8K, ..... respectively are connected in
series; then equivalent spring constant is
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) T = t1 + t2 (B) T 2 t 12 t 22 (C) T t t (D) 2
1 2 T t 12 t 22
C-14. What would be the period of the free oscillations of the system shown
here if mass M1 is pulled down a little force constant of the spring is k,
mass of fixed pulley is negligible and movable pulley is smooth
M1 M2 M1 4M2
(A) T 2 (B) T 2
k k
M2 4M1 M2 3M1
(C) T 2 (D) T 2
k k
49 7 50 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
81 9 81 2
D-3. Two pendulums at rest start swinging together. Their lengths are
respectively 1.44 m and 1 m. They will again start swinging in same phase
together after (of longer pendulum) :
(A) 1 vibration (B) 3 vibrations
(C) 4 vibrations (D) 5 vibrations
T 2 5
(A) (B) 4 T (C) T (D) T
4 5 2
D-5. A simple pendulum has some time period T. What will be the percentage change in its time period if its
amplitudes is decreased by 5%?
(A) 6 % (B) 3 % (C) 1.5 % (D) 0 %
.
D-6. A simple pendulum with length and bob of mass m executes SHM of small amplitude A. The maximum
tension in the string will be
(A) mg(1 + A/ ) (B) mg (1 + A/ )2 (C) mg[1 + (A/ )2] (D) 2 mg
D-7. A wall clock uses a vertical spring-mass system to measure the time. Each time the mass reaches an
extreme position, the clock advances by a second. The clock gives correct time at the equator. If the clock
is taken to the poles it will
(A) run slow (B) run fast (C) stop working (D) give correct time.
D-8. A pendulum clock keeping correct time is taken to high altitudes,
(A) it will keep correct time
(B) its length should be increased to keep correct time
(C) its length should be decreased to keep correct time
(D) it cannot keep correct time even if the length is changed.
SHM
D-9. The bob of a simple pendulum executes simple harmonic motion in water with a period t, while the period of
oscillation of the bob in air is t0. If the density of the material of the bob is (4/3) × 1000 kg m –3, and the
viscosity of water is neglected, the relationship between t and t 0 is
t0
(A) t = t0 (B) t = (C) t = 2t0 (D) t = 4t0
2
D-10. A simple pendulum has a hollow bob filled with a liquid of density . If the
liquid drains out of a small hole in the bottom of the bob, then frequency of
oscillations
(A) goes on increasing (B) goes on decreasing
(C) remains same (D) first decreases and then increases
F-3. A simple harmonic motion is given by y = 5 (sin 3t + 3 cos 3t). What is the amplitude of motion if y is
in m ?
(A) 100 cm (B) 5 m (C) 200 cm (D) 1000 cm
F-4.* If a SHM is given by y = (sin t + cos t) m, which of the following statements are true?
y = (sin t + cos t) m
(A) The amplitude is 1m (B) The amplitude is ( 2 ) m
(C) Time is considered from y = 1 m (D) Time is considered from y = 0 m
F-5. The displacement of a particle from origin is given by r = A ( î cost + ĵ sint). The motion of the particle is
r = A ( î cost + ĵ sint)
(A) simple harmonic (B) on a straight line
(C) on a circle (D) with constant acceleration
F-6. The displacement of a particle executing periodic motion is given by y = 4 cos2 (0.5t) sin (1000 t). The given
expression is composed by :
. (A) nil SHM (B) four SHMs (C) three SHMs (D) one SHM
SHM
PART - I 2m
C-8. T = 2 C-9. sec .
π 9k 7
A-1. Amplitude = 5 m, Phase constant = , Time
6 D-1. 1m D-2. 1m
period = 2 s, Maximum speed = 5m/s 1799
D-3. g = 9.795 m/s2
1800
A-2. (a) 2.0 cm, s = 0.063 s, 100 N/m (b) 1.0 cm, D-4. (i) 2T0 (ii) 3g upwards
50
m
(b) 2 k k , keq. = k 1 + k2 ;
1 2
PART - II
A-1. (A) A-2. (A) A-3. (D) A-4. (C)
m (k1 k 2 ) k 1k 2 A-5. (B) A-6. (A) A-7. (C,D) A-8. (A)
(c) 2 k1k 2 , k eq.
= k1 k 2 A-9. (A,B,C,D) A-10. (B,C)
A-11. (A) A-12. (C) A-13. (D) A-14. (A)
F(k 2 k 3 ) 1 k1 k 2 k 2 k 3 k 3 k1 A-15. (B) A-16. (C) A-17. (B) A-18. (B)
C-7. k1 k 2 k 2 k 3 k 3 k1 , M(k 2 k 3 )
2 B-1. (B) B-2. (C) B-3. (B) B-4. (D)
B-5. (D) B-6. (A) B-7. (A) B-8. (C)
B-9. (C) C-1. (D) C-2. (C) C-3. (C)
SHM
C-4. (B) C-5. (C) C-6. (C) C-7. (A)
C-8. (A) C-9. (D) C-10. (D) C-11. (B)
C-12. (C) C-13. (B) C-14. (C) D-1. (D)
D-2. (A) D-3. (D) D-4. (C) D-5. (D)
D-6. (C) D-7. (D) D-8. (C) D-9. (C)
D-10. (D) E-1. (D) F-1. (B) F-2. (D)
F-3. (D) F-4. (B,C) F-5. (C) F-6. (C)