DESHMUKH CLASSES

Oscillations
Solved Examples from Textbook

Q. 1. A body of mass 0.2 𝑘𝑔 performs linear S. H. M. It experiences a restoring force

of 0.2 N when its displacement from the mean position is 4 cm. Determine (i)
force constant (ii) period of S. H. M. and (iii) acceleration of the body when its
displacement from the mean positions is 1 cm.
(𝐴𝑛𝑠. : (𝑖) 5 𝑁/𝑚, (𝑖𝑖) 0.4 𝜋 𝑠 (𝑖𝑖𝑖) − 1 𝑚 𝑠 −2 )
Q. 2. A particle performs linear S. H. M. of period 4 seconds and amplitude 4 cm. Find
the time taken by it to travel a distance 1 cm from the positive extreme position.
(𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 𝑡 = 0.46 𝑠)
Q. 3. A particle performing linear S. H. M. with period 6 second is at the positive
extreme position at 𝑡 = 0. The particle is found to be at a distance of 3 𝑐𝑚 from
this position at time 𝑡 = 7𝑠 , before reaching the mean position. Find the
amplitude of S. H. M. (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 𝐴 = 6 𝑐𝑚)
Q. 4. The speeds of a particle performing linear S. H. M. are 8 𝑐𝑚/𝑠 and 6 𝑐𝑚/𝑠 at
respective displacements of 6 𝑐𝑚 and 8 𝑐𝑚. Find its period and amplitude.
(𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 𝐴 = 10 𝑐𝑚, 𝑇 = 6.28 𝑠)
𝑐𝑚
Q. 5. The maximum velocity of a particle performing S. H. M. is 6.28 . If the length
𝑠
of its path is 8 𝑐𝑚, calculate its period. (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 𝑇 = 4𝑠)
Q. 6. The maximum speed of a particle performing linear S. H. M. is 0.08 𝑚/𝑠. If its
maximum acceleration is 0.32 𝑚/𝑠 2 , calculate its (i) period and (ii) amplitude.
(𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 𝑇 = 1.57 𝑠, 𝐴 = 2 𝑐𝑚)
Q. 7. Describe the state of oscillation if the phase angle is 1110°.
Q. 8. While completing its third oscillation during linear S. H. M., a particle is at
− √3 17 𝜋 𝑐
𝐴, heading to the mean position. Determine the phase angle. (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : ( ) )
2 3
Q. 9. The total energy of a particle of mass 200 g, performing S. H. M. is 10−2 𝐽. Find
its maximum velocity and period if the amplitude is 7 𝑐𝑚. (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 𝑇 = 1.39 𝑠)
Q. 10. The period of oscillatons of a simple pendulum increases by 10%, when its
length is increased by 21 𝑐𝑚. Find its initial length and initial period.
(𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 1 𝑚, 2.006 𝑠)
Q. 11. In summer season, a pendulum clock is regulated as a second’s pendulum and it
keeps correct time. During winter, the length of the pendulum decreases by 1%.
How much will the clock gain or lose in one day. (𝑔 = 9.8 𝑚/𝑠 2 )
(Ans. : Thus, the time gained, per day = 217 × 2 = 434 second = 7 minutes, 14
second)
Q. 12. A bar magnet of mass 120 g, in the form of a rectangular parallel piped, has
dimensions 𝑙 = 40 𝑚𝑚 , 𝑏 = 10 𝑚𝑚 and ℎ = 80 𝑚𝑚 . With the dimensions ℎ
vertical, the magnet performs angular oscillations in the plane of a magnetic field
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 with period 𝜋 𝑠. If its magnetic moment is 3.4 𝐴 𝑚2 , determine the influencing
magnetic field.
(𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 2 × 10−5 𝑊𝑏 𝑚−2 𝑜𝑟 𝑇)
Q. 13. Two magnets with the same dimensions and mass, but of magnetic moments
𝜇1 = 100 𝐴 𝑚2 and 𝜇2 = 50 𝐴 𝑚2 are jointly suspended in the earth’s magnetic
field so as to perform angular oscillations in a horizontal plane. When their like
poles are joined together, the period of their angular S. H. M. is 5 𝑠. Find the
period of angular S. H. M. when their unlike poles are joined together.
(𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 8.665 𝑠)

Unsolved Examples from Textbook

Q. 1. At what distance from the mean position is the speed of a particle performing S.
H. M. half its maximum speed. Given path length of S. H. M. = 10 cm.
(𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 4.33 𝑐𝑚)
𝑑2𝑥
Q. 2. In SI units, the differential equation of an S. H. M is = −36 𝑥. Find its
𝑑𝑡 2
frequency and period. (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 0.955 𝐻𝑧, 1.05 𝑠)
Q. 3. A needle of a sewing machine moves along a path of amplitude 4 𝑐𝑚 with
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frequency 5 𝐻𝑧 . Find its acceleration ( ) 𝑠 after it has crossed the mean
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position. (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 34.2 𝑚/𝑠 2 )
Q. 4. Potential energy of a particle performing linear S. H. M. is 0.1 𝜋 2 𝑥 2 joule. If
mass of the particle is 20 𝑔, find the frequency of S. H. M. (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 1.581 𝐻𝑧)
Q. 5. The total energy of a body of mass 2 𝑘𝑔 performing S. H. M. is 40 𝐽. Find its
speed while crossing the centre of the path. (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 6.324 𝑐𝑚/𝑠)
Q. 6. A simple pendulum performs S. H. M of period 4 seconds. How much time after
crossing the mean position, will the displacement of the bob be one third of its
amplitude. (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 0.2163 𝑠)
Q. 7. A simple pendulum of length 100 cm performs S. H. M. Find the restoring force
acting on its bob of mass 50 g when the displacement from the mean position is 3
cm. (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 1.48 × 10−2 𝑁)
Q. 8. Find the change in length of a second’s pendulum, if the acceleration due to
gravity at the place changes from 9.75 𝑚/𝑠 2 to 9.8 𝑚/𝑠 2 .
(𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 𝐷𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑦 0.0051 𝑚)
Q. 9. At what distance from the mean position is the kinetic energy of a particle
performing S. H. M. of amplitude 8 cm, three times its potential energy?
(𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 4 𝑐𝑚)
Q. 10. A particle performing linear S. H. M. of period 2𝜋 seconds about the mean
position O is observed to have a speed of 𝑏√3 𝑚/𝑠, when at a distance 𝑏 (metre)
from O. If the particle is moving away from O at that instant, find the time
required by the particle, to travel a further distance 𝑏. (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 𝜋/3 𝑠)

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Q. 11. The period of oscillation of a body of mass 𝑚1 suspended from a light spring is
𝑇. When a body of mass 𝑚2 is tied to the first body and the system is made to
oscillate, the period is 2𝑇. Compare the masses 𝑚1 and 𝑚2 . (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 1/3)
Q. 12. The displacement of an oscillating particle is given by 𝑥 = 𝑎 sin 𝜔𝑡 + 𝑏 cos 𝜔𝑡
where 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝜔 are constants. Prove that the particle performs a linear S. H. M.
with amplitude 𝐴 = √𝑎2 + 𝑏 2
Q. 13. Two parallel S. H. M. s represented by 𝑥1 = 5 sin(4𝜋 𝑡 + 𝜋/3) 𝑐𝑚 and 𝑥2 =
3 sin(4𝜋𝑡 + 𝜋/4) 𝑐𝑚 are superposed on a particle. Determine the amplitude and
epoch of the resultant S. H. M. (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 7.936 𝑐𝑚, 54° 23′ )
Q. 14. A 20 cm wide this circular disc of mass 200 g is suspended to a rigid support
from a thin metallic string. By holding the rim of the disc, the string is twisted
through 60° and released. It now performs angular oscillations of period 1
second. Calculate the maximum restoring torque generated in the string under
undamped conditions. (𝜋 3 ≈ 31) (𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 0.04133 𝑁 𝑚)
Q. 15. Find the number of oscillations performed per minute by magnet is vibrating in
the plane of a uniform field of 1.6 × 10−5 𝑊𝑏/𝑚2 . The magnet has moment of
inertia 3 × 10−6 𝑘𝑔/𝑚2 and magnetic moment 3 𝐴 𝑚2 .
(𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 38.19 𝑜𝑠𝑐/𝑚𝑖𝑛)
Q. 16. A wooden block of mass 𝑚 is kept on a piston that can perform vertical
vibrations of adjustable frequency and amplitude. During vibrations, we don’t
want the block to leave the contact with the piston. How much maximum
frequency is possible if the amplitude of vibrations is restricted to 25 𝑐𝑚? In this
case, how much is the energy per unit mass of the block? (𝑔 ≈ 𝜋 2 ≈ 10 𝑚 𝑠 −2 )
(𝐴𝑛𝑠. : 𝑛𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 1/𝑠, 𝐸/𝑚 = 1.25 𝐽/𝑘𝑔)

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