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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Simple Harmonic Motion

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Simple Harmonic Motion

A 1 kg block executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of...

A 1 kg1 \text{ kg} block executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 0.1 m0.1 \text{ m} on a smooth horizontal surface, driven by the restoring force of a spring having a spring constant of 100 N/m100 \text{ N/m}. At the instant the block passes through its mean position, a 3 kg3 \text{ kg} block is gently placed on top of it. Assuming the two blocks subsequently move together as a single unit, determine the new frequency and the amplitude of the motion. A 1 kg block executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 0.1 m on a smooth horizontal surface, driven by the

Options

  1. A5 Hz5 \text{ Hz}, 5 cm5 \text{ cm}
  2. B52π Hz\dfrac{5}{2\pi} \text{ Hz}, 5 cm5 \text{ cm}
  3. C52π Hz\dfrac{5}{2\pi} \text{ Hz}, 10 cm10 \text{ cm}
  4. D5 Hz5 \text{ Hz}, 10 cm10 \text{ cm}

Correct answer

B. 52π Hz\dfrac{5}{2\pi} \text{ Hz}, 5 cm5 \text{ cm}

Step-by-step solution

Initial mass m1=1 kgm_1 = 1 \text{ kg}, amplitude A1=0.1 mA_1 = 0.1 \text{ m}, and spring constant k=100 N/mk = 100 \text{ N/m}.

The angular frequency of the initial block is:
ω1=km1=1001=10 rad/s\omega_1 = \sqrt{\dfrac{k}{m_1}} = \sqrt{\dfrac{100}{1}} = 10 \text{ rad/s}

The velocity of the block at the mean position is:
v1=A1ω1=0.1×10=1 m/sv_1 = A_1 \omega_1 = 0.1 \times 10 = 1 \text{ m/s}

When the 3 kg3 \text{ kg} block is gently placed on the 1 kg1 \text{ kg} block at the mean position, the horizontal momentum of the system is conserved. Let v2v_2 be the new velocity at the mean position:
m1v1=(m1+m2)v2m_1 v_1 = (m_1 + m_2) v_2
1×1=(1+3)v2⇒v2=0.25 m/s1 \times 1 = (1 + 3) v_2 \Rightarrow v_2 = 0.25 \text{ m/s}

The new angular frequency of the system is:
ω2=km1+m2=1004=5 rad/s\omega_2 = \sqrt{\dfrac{k}{m_1 + m_2}} = \sqrt{\dfrac{100}{4}} = 5 \text{ rad/s}

The new frequency is:
f2=ω22π=52π Hzf_2 = \dfrac{\omega_2}{2\pi} = \dfrac{5}{2\pi} \text{ Hz}

The new amplitude A2A_2 can be found using the relation v2=A2ω2v_2 = A_2 \omega_2 at the mean position:
0.25=A2×5⇒A2=0.05 m=5 cm0.25 = A_2 \times 5 \Rightarrow A_2 = 0.05 \text{ m} = 5 \text{ cm}
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