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Important Questions on Oscillations

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Which of the following equation represents a simple harmonic motion? (ω is angular frequency, A is amplitude of oscillation and i=-1)
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A simple pendulum oscillates harmonically about x=0 with an amplitude A and time period T. Its speed at x=A/2 is
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A particle of mass 0.1 kg is executing simple harmonic motion of amplitude 0.1 m. When the particle passes through the mean position, its kinetic energy is 8×10-3 J. If the initial phase is 45°, the equation of its motion is (Assume, x t as the position of the particle at time t)
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The position co-ordinates of a particle moving in a 3D coordinate system is given by

x=acosωt

y=asinωt

and z=aωt

The speed of the particle is:

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A particle executes linear simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 3 cm. When the particle is at 2 cm from the mean position, the magnitude of its velocity is equal to that of its acceleration. Then its time period in seconds is
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One end of a spring of force constant k is fixed to a vertical wall and the other to a block of mass m resting on a smooth horizontal surface. There is another wall at a distance x0, from the block. The spring is then compressed by 2x0 and released. The time taken by the block to strike the other wall is

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A particle executes simple harmonic motion between x=-A and x=+A. If it takes a time T1 to g0 from x=0 to x=A/2 and T2 to go from x=A/2 to x=A. Then
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A particle executing S.H.M. has velocities v1 and v2 at distance x1 and x2 respectively from mean position. The angular velocity ω of the particle is given by
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A particle performs simple harmonic motion with amplitude A. Its speed is tripled at the instant that it is at a distance 2A3 from equilibrium position. The new amplitude of the motion is:
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A particle is performing a linear simple harmonic motion of amplitude A. When it is midway between its mean and extreme position, the magnitudes of its velocity and acceleration are equal. What is the periodic time of the motion?
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In case of a simple harmonic motion, if the velocity is plotted along the X -axis and the displacement (from the equilibrium position) is plotted along the Y -axis, the resultant curve happens to be an ellipse with the ratio:
 major axis along X minor axis along Y=20π

What is the frequency of the simple harmonic motion?

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Which of the following plots represents schematically the dependence of the time period of a pendulum if measured and plotted as a function of its oscillations? (Note: amplitude need not be small)
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A particle executes S.H.M. with amplitude A and time period T. The displacement of the particle when its speed is half of maximum speed is xA2. The value of x is
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A particle performs S.H.M. with amplitude A. Its speed is tripled at the instant when it is at a distance of 2A3 from the mean position. The new amplitude of the motion is
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A particle executes S.H.M., the graph of velocity as a function of displacement is :
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The motion of a mass on a spring, with spring constant K is as shown in figure.

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The equation of motion is given by, x(t)=Asinωt+Bcosωt with ω=Km.
Suppose that at time t=0, the position of mass is x(0) and velocity v(0), then its displacement can also be represented as x(t)=Ccos(ωt-ϕ), where C and ϕ are 

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The velocity and acceleration of a particle performing simple harmonic motion have a steady phase relationship. The acceleration shows a phase lead over the velocity in radians of
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If the differential equation for a simple harmonic motion is d2ydt2+2y=0, the time period of the motion is,
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A particle is executing SHM along a straight line. Its velocities at distances x1 and x2 from the mean position are V1 and V2 respectively. Its time period is:
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A particle executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 5cm . When the particle is at 4cm from the mean position, the magnitude of its velocity in SI units is equal to that of its acceleration. Then, its periodic time in seconds is: