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NEET 2015
Exam
NEET
Year
2015
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Oscillations

NEET 2015 · Physics · Oscillations

When two displacements represented by y _ 1 = asin ( ) and y _ 2 =...

When two displacements represented by y1=asin(\omegat){y}_{1} = asin ( \omegat ) and {y}_{2} = bcos (\omegat)\left(\omegat\right) are superimposed the motion is:

Options

  1. Anot a simple harmonic.
  2. Bsimple harmonic with amplitude ab\dfrac{a}{b}.
  3. Csimple harmonic with amplitude a2+b2\sqrt{{a}^{2} + {b}^{2}}.
  4. Dsimple harmonic with amplitude (a+b)2\dfrac{\left(a + b\right)}{2}.

Correct answer

C. simple harmonic with amplitude a2+b2\sqrt{{a}^{2} + {b}^{2}}.

Step-by-step solution

y1=asin\omegat{y}_{1} = asin \omegat

y2=bcos\omegat=bsin(\omegat+π2){y}_{2} = bcos \omegat = bsin \left(\omegat + \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)

Amplitude A=a2+b2+2abcosπ2A = \sqrt{{a}^{2} + {b}^{2} + 2abcos \dfrac{\pi}{2}}

A=a2+b2A = \sqrt{{a}^{2} + {b}^{2}}


Since the frequency for both motion are same, then the resultant motion will be SHM.

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