EXERCISE–04 [A] SUBJECTIVE LEVEL-I

1. A particle executing simple harmonic motion completes 1200 oscillations per minute and passes through the mean position
with a velocity of 3.14ms–1. Determine the maximum displacement of the particle from its mean position. Also obtain
the displacement equation of the particle if its displacement be zero at the instant t = 0.
2. Find the resulting amplitude A' and the phase of the vibrations 

A   A A  3
S = A cos(t) + cos  t   + cos  t    + cos  t  = A' cos  t    .
2  2  2 8  2 

3. A particle is executing SHM given by x = A sin(t + ). The initial displacement of particle is 1 cm and its initial
velocity is  cm/sec. Find the amplitude of motion and initial phase of the particle.

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4. The shortest distance travelled by a particle executing S.H.M. from mean position in 2 seconds is equal to GH 2 JK
times of its amplitude. Determine its time period.
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Two particles A and B execute SHM along the same line with the same amplitude a and same frequency about
same equilibrium position O. If the phase difference between them is  = 2 sinn-1 (0.9), then find the maximum
distance between the two.

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6. A body executing S.H.M. has its velocity 10 cm/s and 7 cm/s when its displacement from the mean position are
3 cm and 4 cm respectively. Calculate the length of the path.
7. The particle executing SHM in a straight line has velocities 8 m/s, 7 m/s, 4 m/s at three points distance one metre

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from each other. What will be the maximum velocity of the particle?
8. A particle is oscillating in a straight line about a centre of force O , towards which when at a distance x the force is mn2x

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where m is the mass , n a constant . The amplitude is a = 15 cm . When at a distance from O the particle receivess
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a blow in the direction of motion which generates a velocity na . If the velocity is away from O, find the new amplitude.
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The displacement of a particle varies with time as x = (12 sint – 16 sin3t) cm. If its motion is SHM, find its
maximum acceleration.
A point particle of mass 0.1 Kg is executing SHM with amplitude of 0.1m. When the particle passes through the mean
position, its kinetic energy is 8 × 10–3 J. Obtain the equation of motion of this particle if the initial phase of oscillation
is 45°.
A body of mass 1 kg suspended by an ideal spring oscillates up and down. The amplitude of oscillation is 1 metre
and the periodic time is 1.57 second. Determine.
(i) Maximum speed of body. (ii) Maximum kinetic energy.
(iii) Total energy. (iv) Force constant of the spring.
12. Potential Energy (U) of a body of unit mass moving in a one-dimension conservative force field is given by, U =
(x2 - 4x + 3). All units are in S.I.
(i) Find the equilibrium position of the body.
(ii) Show that oscillations of the body about this equilibrium position is simple harmonic motion & find it time
period.
(iii) Find the amplitude of oscillations if speed of the body at equilibrium posiiton is 2 6 m/s

13. A body of mass 1 kg is suspended from a weightless spring having force constant 600 N/m. Another body of mass
0.5 kg moving vertically upwards hits the suspended body with a velocity of 3.0 m/s and get embedded in it. Find
the frequency of oscillations and amplitude of motion.
14. In the figure shown, the block A collides with the block B and after collision they stick together. Calculate the
amplitude of resultant vibration.

15. A block of mass 1kg hangs without vibrating at the end of a spring with a force constant 1 N/m attached to the ceiling
of an elevator. The elevator is rising with an upward acceleration of g/4. The acceleration of the elevator suddenly
ceases. What is the amplitude of the resulting oscillations?
16. A small ring of mass m1 is connected by a string of length  to a small heavy bob of mass m2. The ring
is free to move (slide) along a fixed smooth horizontal wire . The bob is given a small displacement from its
equilibrium position at right angles to string . Find period of small oscillations.

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17. Calculate the time period of a uniform square plate of side 'a' if it is suspended through a corner.
18. Two identical rods each of mass m and length L, are rigidly joined and then suspended in a vertical plane so as
to oscillate freely about an axis normal to the plane of paper passing through 'S' (point of suspension). Find the

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time period of such small oscillations.

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A half ring of mass m , radius R is hanged at its one end in verticle plane and is free to oscillate in its plane. Find
oscillations frequency of the half ring.

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1. 0.025 m, y =0.025 sin  40 t  m 2. A , tan-1   3. 2 cm, rad 4. 12 s
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5. 1.8 a 6. 9.52 cm 7. 65 m/s 8. 15 3 cm 9. 36 2
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10. y = 0.1 sin 4 t   11. (i) 4 ms -1 (ii) 8J (iii) 8J (iv) 16 N/m
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12. (i) 2m (ii) 2  s (iii) 2 3 m 13. Hz, cm 14. u 15. 2.45 m
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m 1  m 2  g 3g 18g 2
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