Simple Harmonic Motion

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Simple Harmonic Motion: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Equation of SHM,Simple Harmonic Motion,Position-Time Graph in SHM, etc.

Important Questions on Simple Harmonic Motion

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A spring of force constant 200 N m-1 is cut into three parts of lengths in ratio 1: 2: 3. The smallest spring is further cut into two parts of equal length. The force constant of the shortest spring formed will be

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At t=2T3 a particle is at -A2 and moving towards mean position. Find the equation of SHM. Also find the speed at T4

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Two particles executing SHM of same frequency and same amplitude meet at x=+3A2while moving in opposite directions. Phase difference between the particles is :-

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A particle executes S.H.M. of amplitude A along x-axis. At t=0, the position of the particle is x=A2 and it moves along positive x-axis. The displacement of particle in time t is x=A sinωt + δ, then the value δ will be

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For a periodic motion represented by the equation y=sinωt+cosωt the amplitude of the motion is

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If initially a particle is at x=-A2 and its position is given by x=Acosωt+ϕ ) then find ϕ if the particle is moving away from the mean position?

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A particle moves on the x-axis according to the equation x=5 + 2 sinωt m.The motion is simple harmonic with amplitude

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The displacement of a particle executing simple harmonic motion is given by y=A0+Asinωt+Bcosωt .Then the amplitude of its oscillation is given by

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The shortest distance travelled by a particle executing SHM from extreme position in 3 seconds is equal to half of its amplitude. The time period of given particle is

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Describe the motion corresponding to x-t equation, x=10-4cosωt

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Two simple harmonic motions are represented by equations y1=4sin(10t+ϕ) and y2=5cos10t. What is the phase difference between their velocities?
 

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Derive an expression for displacement of a particle performing linear simple harmonic motion.

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A body of mass 1 kg is suspended from massless spring of natural length 1 m. If mass is released from rest, spring can stretch up to a maximum vertical distance of 40 cm, the potential energy stored in the spring at this extension is (g=10 ms-2)

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A block of mass 0.1 kg attached to a spring of spring constant 400 Nm-1 is pulled horizontally from x = 0 to x1 = 10 mm. Find the work done by spring force.
 

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The work done by the tension in the string of a simple pendulum in one complete oscillation is equal to

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Displacement of a particle is given by y=0.2sin10πt+1.5π. Is it simple harmonic? If so, what is its period?

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Two linear simple harmonic motions with same amplitude and frequency ω and 2ω get superimposed on a particle in x and y direction. If the phase difference between the two are π2 initially, the resultant path will be:

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Equation of Displacement in SHM
The displacement yt=Asinωt+ϕ of a pendulum for ϕ=2π3 is correctly represented by

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The displacement of a particle executing SHM is given by X=3sin2πt+π4 where x is in meters and t is in seconds. The amplitude and maximum speed of the particle is

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An object undergoing simple harmonic motion takes 0.5 s to travel from one point of zero velocity to the next such point. The angular frequency of the motion is,