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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

Two bodies A and B , having the same mass, are hung from separate...

Two bodies AA and BB, having the same mass, are hung from separate massless springs with spring constants k1k_1 and k2k_2, respectively. If these bodies undergo vertical oscillation with identical maximum velocities, what is the ratio of the amplitude of AA to the amplitude of BB?

Options

  1. Ak2k1\dfrac{k_2}{k_1}
  2. Bk1k2\sqrt{\dfrac{k_1}{k_2}}
  3. Ck1k2\dfrac{k_1}{k_2}
  4. Dk2k1\sqrt{\dfrac{k_2}{k_1}}

Correct answer

D. k2k1\sqrt{\dfrac{k_2}{k_1}}

Step-by-step solution

The maximum velocity of a body in simple harmonic motion is given by v_\max = A\omega, where AA is the amplitude and ω\omega is the angular frequency.

For a spring-mass system, the angular frequency is ω=km\omega = \sqrt{\dfrac{k}{m}}.

Given that the maximum velocities of both bodies are identical, vmax,A=vmax,Bv_{max, A} = v_{max, B}.

Therefore, AAωA=ABωBA_A \omega_A = A_B \omega_B.

Substituting the expressions for ω\omega, we get AAk1m=ABk2mA_A \sqrt{\dfrac{k_1}{m}} = A_B \sqrt{\dfrac{k_2}{m}}.

Since the masses are the same, this simplifies to AAk1=ABk2A_A \sqrt{k_1} = A_B \sqrt{k_2}.

Rearranging to find the ratio of the amplitudes, we obtain AAAB=k2k1\dfrac{A_A}{A_B} = \sqrt{\dfrac{k_2}{k_1}}.
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