A body describes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 5 cm and a period of 0.2 s. What is the velocity of the body when the displacement is 3 cm?

  •  0.4π m/s

  • 0

  •  0.5π m/s

  •  0.3π m/s

A mass attached to a spring is free to oscillate, with angular velocity ω, in a horizontal plane without friction or damping. It is pulled to a distance x0 and pushed towards the centre with a velocity v0 at time = 0. The amplitude of the resulting oscillations is:

1 2x02+v02ω22 x02+v02ω23 x02+v022ω24 x02+v02πω2

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Identify the correct definition:

  • If after every certain interval of time, a particle repeats its motion, then the motion is called periodic motion.

  • To and fro motion of a particle is called oscillatory motion.

  • Oscillatory motion described in terms of single sine and cosine functions is called simple harmonic motion.

  • All of the above

The displacement of a particle executing S.H.M. is given by x = 0.01sin100π(t + 0.05). The time period is:

  • 0.01 s

  • 0.02 s

  • 0.1 s

  • 0.2 s

A boy is swinging in a swing. If he stands, the time period will:

  • First decrease, then increase

  • Decrease

  • Increase

  • Remain same

The time period of a simple pendulum in a freely falling lift will be:

  • Finite

  • Infinite

  • Zero

  • All of these

If the effective length of a simple pendulum is equal to the radius of the earth (R), the time period will be:

  •  T=πRg

  •  T=2π2Rg

  •  T=2πRg

  •  T=2πR2g

A body executing S.H.M. along a straight line has a velocity of 3 ms-1 when it is at a distance of 4 m from its mean position and 4 ms-1 when it is at a distance of 3 m from its mean position. Its angular frequency and amplitude are:

  • 2 rad s-1 & 5 m

  • 1 rad s-1 & 10 m

  • 2 rad s-1 & 10 m

  • 1 rad s-1 & 5 m

The frequency of oscillation of a mass m suspended by a spring is ν1. If the length of the spring is cut to one third, then the same mass oscillates with a frequency ν2then:

  • ν2 = 3ν1

  • 3ν2 ν1

  • ν2 = 3ν1

  • 3ν2 ν1

The equation of simple harmonic motion may not be expressed as (each term has its usual meaning):

  •  x=Asin(ωt+ϕ)

  •  x=Acos(ωt-ϕ)

  •  x=asinωt + bcosωt

  •  x=Asin(ωt+ϕ)+Bsin(2ωt+ϕ)

If a particle is executing simple harmonic motion, then the acceleration of the particle:

  • is uniform.

  • varies linearly with time.

  • is non-uniform.

  • Both (2) & (3)

What is the phase difference between the acceleration and the velocity of a particle executing simple harmonic motion?

 

  • Zero

  •  π2

  •  π

  • 2π

The shape of the graph plotted between the velocity and the position of a particle executing simple harmonic motion is:

  • A straight line

  • An ellipse

  •  A parabola

  • A hyperbola 

If a particle is executing simple harmonic motion with time period T, then the time period of its total mechanical energy is:

  • Zero

  •  T2

  • 2T

  • Infinite

Select the wrong statement about simple harmonic motion.

  • The body is uniformly accelerated.

  • The velocity of the body changes smoothly at all instants.

  • The amplitude of oscillation is symmetric about the equilibrium position.

  • The frequency of oscillation is independent of amplitude.

A particle is executing SHM with time period T starting from the mean position. The time taken by it to complete 58 oscillations is:

  •  T12

  •  T6

  •  5T12

  •  7T12

A particle is executing S.H.M. between x = ± A. The time taken to go from 0 to A2 is T1 and to go from A2 to A is T2, then:

  • T< T2

  • T> T2

  • T= T2

  • T= 2T2

For a particle executing simple harmonic motion, the amplitude is A and the time period is T. The maximum speed will be:

  • 4AT

  •  2AT

  •  2πAT

  •  2πAT

A particle is executing S.H.M with an amplitude A and has maximum velocity v0, its speed at displacament 3A4 will be:

  •  74v0

  •  v02

  •  v0

  •  32v0

Two particles executing SHM of the same frequency meet at x = +a/2 while moving in opposite directions. The phase difference between the particles is:

  •  π6

  •  π3

  •  5π6

  •  2π3

The displacements of two particles executing SHM on the same line are given as
y1=asinπ2t+ϕ and y2=bsin2π3t+ϕ. The phase difference between them at t=1 sec is:

  •  π

  •  π2

  •  π4

  •  π6

For a particle showing motion under the force F= -5 (x - 2)2, the motion is:

  • Translatory

  • Oscillatory

  • SHM

  • All of these

For a particle showing motion under the force F= -5(x - 2), the motion is:

  • Translatory

  • Oscillatory

  • SHM

  • Both (2) & (3)

Two identical springs have the same force constant 73.5 Nm-1. The elongation produced in each spring in three cases shown in Figure-1, Figure- 2 and Figure- 3 are: (g = 9.8 ms-2)

  •  16m,23m,13m

  •  13m,13m,13m

  •  23m,13m,16m

  •  13m,43m,23m

A particle of mass 10 g is undergoing SHM of amplitude 10 cm and period 0.1 sec. The maximum value of the force on the particle is about:

  • 5.6 N

  • 2.75 N

  • 3.5 N

  • 4 N

Two masses m1=1 kg and m2=0.5 kg are executing SHM together suspended by a massless spring of spring constant 12.5 Nm-1. When masses are in equilibrium, m1 is removed without disturbing the system. The new amplitude of oscillation will be:

  • 30 cm

  • 50 cm

  • 80 cm

  • 60 cm

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