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Daily Practice Problems
(PHYSICS)
SHM Suppliment Batch : Achiever SHM
1. How many of the following expressions 6. The time period for the oscillating system
represent simple harmonic motion? is:
(A) x = A sin (t + )
(B) x = B cos (t + )
(C) x = A tan (t + )
(D) x = A sin t cos t
(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 4
2. The time period and the amplitude of a m(k1 + k2 ) m
(1) T = 2 (2) T = 2
simple pendulum are 4 sec and 0.20 m k1k2 k 2 + k1
respectively. If the displacement is 0.1 m (3) T = 2 mk1k 2 (4) none of these
at time t = 0, the equation of its
displacement is represented by 7. For a particle executing SHM along a
(1) y = 0.2 sin(0.5 t) straight line, match the statements in
column-I with statement in column-II.
(2) y = 0.1sin 0.5t + (Note that displacement given is column-
6
is to be measured from mean position).
(3) y = 0.1sin t + Column-I Column-II
6
(A) Velocity-displacement (p) Straight
(4) y = 0.2sin 0.5t + graph may be line
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(B) Acceleration-velocity (q) Circle
3. The potential energy of a particle, graph may be
executing simple harmonic motion, at a
(C) Acceleration- (r) Ellipse
distance x from the equilibrium position is
displacement graph
proportional to
will be
(1) x (2) x
2 3
(D) Acceleration-time (s) Sinusoidal
(3) x (4) x graph will be
4. A body when suspended from a spring, (1) (A) q,r (B) q (C) p (D) s
vibrates with an energy of 8.0 J provided (2) (A) q,r (B) r (C) s (D) p
the amplitude is 0.04 m. If the mass of the (3) (A) r (B) q (C) s (D) p
body is reduced to half and the system is (4) (A) q,r (B) q,r (C) p (D) s
again set into vibration with the same 8. Two particles execute SHM on same
amplitude, the energy of the system now straight line with same mean position,
is same time period 6 second and same
(1) 4 J (2) 8 J amplitude 5 cm. Both the particles start
(3) 12 J (4) 16 J SHM from their mean position (in same
5. If a spring of force constant k, is cut into direction) with a time gap of 1 second.
two equal parts, then the force constant Find the maximum separation between
of each part will be : the two particles during their motion :
(1) k (2) 2k (1) 2 cm (2) 3 cm
(3) 3k (4) 4k (3) 4 cm (4) 5 cm
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9. Two springs of spring constant K and 4K 12. A particle is executing simple harmonic
are attached with a block of mass m and motion of amplitude A. At a distance x
other end of both springs are free and just from the centre, particle moving towards
the extreme position receives a blow in
touching the two vertical walls W1 and W2 the direction of motion which
as shown. Both springs are in their instantaneously doubles the velocity. Its
natural length initially. At t = 0, a sharp new amplitude will be
impulse is given to the block towards wall (1) A (2) A2 – x2
W1 then (3) 2A2 –3x2 (4) 4A2 –3x2
W2 W1 13. An object of mass 0.2 kg executes simple
K 4K harmonic motion along X-axis with
m
frequency of 25/ Hz. At the position
Smooth surface x = 0.04 m, the object has kinetic energy of
m 0.5 J and potential energy of 0.4 J. The
(1) Time period of motion of block is amplitude of oscillation in meter is equal to
5K
(1) 0.05 (2) 0.06
m
(2) Time period of motion of block is 2 (3) 0.01 (4) None of these
5K
14. A particle of mass m is moving in a field
3 m
(3) Time period of motion of block is where the potential energy is given by
2 K
U=U0(1 – cos x) where U0 and are
2m
(4) Time period of motion of block is positive constants and x is the
5K
displacement from mean position. Then
10. The angular frequency of small oscillations of (for small oscillations)
the system shown in the figure is m
(1) the time period is T = 2
U0
(2) the speed of particle is minimum at x = 0
K = spring constant
(3) the amplitude of oscillations is
Massless
smooth
pulley m
(4) the time period is T = 2
2U0
m
15. Kinetic energy of a particle executing
SHM changes with time according to
K 2K
(1) (2) following graph mass of the particle is 2
2m m
kg. Then :
K 4K
(3) (4)
4m m
11. An infinite number of springs having force
constants as K, 2K, 4K, 8K, .....
respectively are connected in series; then
equivalent spring constant is (1) time period of oscillation is 0.1 s
(2) frequency of oscillation is 2.5 Hz
(1) K (2) 2K
(3) amplitude of oscillation is 0.4 m
K (4) acceleration of the particle is zero at
(3) (4)
2 t = 0.1 s
ANSWER KEY
1. (3) 2. (4) 3. (3) 4. (2) 5. (2) 6. (1) 7. (4)
8. (4) 9. (3) 10. (3) 11. (3) 12. (4) 13. (2) 14. (4)
15. (3)
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