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Wave

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1) The equation of a stationary wave is 𝑦 = 8 𝐶𝑜𝑠 6
𝑆𝑖𝑛 64π𝑡, here x and y are in
centimeters and t in seconds. Find the amplitude, frequency and velocity of the
two waves which formed the stationary wave.

2) The equation of travelling wave is 𝑦=0.5 Sin (100𝑡−𝑥/3.4), here all the
quantities are in S.I. unit. Find the amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and velocity
and time period of the wave.

3) A plane progressive wave travelling along the positive x direction has the
following characteristics: A = 0.3cm, v=380cm/s and 𝜆 = 3𝑚. Obtain the
displacement at x=100cm and t =12 sec.

4) The amplitude of a plane progressive wave is 0.5 cm. Find the displacement of
the point at a distance x = λ/6 from the source at time t = T/3.[t = T/6.]

5) A simple harmonic motion is represented by 𝑦=10 𝑆𝑖n (1.5𝑡−𝜋/3), where y is


measured in meters, t in seconds and the phase angle in radians. Calculate (i) the
frequency, (ii) the time period and (iii) the maximum displacement.

6) A simple harmonic oscillator has an amplitude A and time period T. The time
required by it to travel from x = A to x = A/2 is…

7) The amplitude and frequency of an object executing simple harmonic motion are
0.9cm and 12 Hz respectively. What is the velocity of the object at displacement
0.008m? What is the maximum velocity of the object?

8) The amplitude and frequency of an object executing SHM are 0.01 m and 12 Hz,
respectively. What is the maximum velocity of the object?What is the velocity of
the object at displacement 0.005 m?

9) When the displacement in SHM is one-half the amplitude a, what fraction of the
total energy is ( a) Kinetic energy ( b) Potential energy?
Wave

10) At what displacement the kinetic and potential energies are equal?

11) If the amplitude of a simple harmonic oscillator is doubled, how are the
following quantities affected? (a) Frequency (b) phase constant(c) maximum
speed (d) maximum acceleration (e) total energy

12) A particle of mass 100 g executing SHM takes 0.6 seconds to move between
its two turning points, which are 24 cm apart. Find the angular frequency and the
amplitude of the oscillation, and the total mechanical energy.

13) A block whose mass is 680 g is fastened to a spring whose spring constant is
65 N/m. The block is pulled a distance x= 11 cm from its equilibrium position at
x= 0 on a frictionless surface and released from rest at t= 0.
a. What are the angular frequency, the frequency and the period of the resulting
motion?
b. What is the amplitude of the oscillation
c. What is the maximum speed

14) A spring hung vertically, is found to be stretched by 0.02 m from its


equilibrium position when a force of 4 N acts on it. Then a 2 kg body is attached
to the end of the spring and is pulled 0.04 m from its equilibrium position along
the vertical line. The body is then released and it executes simple harmonic
motion. Find 1) force constant 2) force executed by the spring on the mass 3)
period and frequency of oscillation 4) amplitude 5) maximum velocity.

15) An oscillator consists of a block of mass 0.50 kg connected to a spring. When


set into oscillation with amplitude of 35 cm, the oscillator repeats its motion
every 0.5 s. Find the (a) period (b) frequency (c) angular frequency (d) spring
constant (e) maximum speed (f) magnitude of the maximum force on the block
from the siring.

16) An object undergoing SHM takes 0.25 s to travel from one point of zero
velocity to the next such point. The distance between those points is 36 cm.
Calculate the (a) period (b) frequency (c) amplitude of the motion.

17) Find the mechanical energy of a block- spring system having a spring constant
of 1.3 N/cm and oscillation amplitude of 2.4 cm.
Wave

18) If a particle of mass 2gm is initially displaced through a small distance and
then released, find whether the motion is oscillatory or not when the particle is
subjected to an elastic force of 50 dynes/cm and a frictional force of 12
dyne/cm.sec. If the motion is oscillatory, find its time period.[Oscillatory,
1. 57 𝑠𝑒𝑐]

19) A particle of mass 40 gm experiences only a damping force proportional to its


velocity. If its velocity is decreased from 100 cm/sec to 10 cm/sec in 23 sec,
calculate (i) relaxation time [5 sec] (ii) the damping force when its velocity is 50
cm/sec,[400 dynes] (iii) the time in which the kinetic energy is reduced to
one-tenth of its initial value.[23 sec]
20) An underdamped harmonic oscillator has its amplitude reduced to (1/10)th of
its initial value after 100 oscillations. If the time period is 2 sec, calculate the
damping constant.[0.0115]
21) A block of mass 1 kg attached to a spring is made to oscillate with an initial
amplitude of 12 cm. After 2 minutes the amplitude decreases to 6 cm. Determine
the value of the damping constant. [Hints: ln 2 = 0.693][0.0115]
22) The amplitude of a damped oscillator becomes half in 2s. The amplitude after
8s of oscillation will be…
23) Amplitude of a mass-spring system, which is executing simple harmonic
motion decreases with time. If mass = 500 g, Decay constant = 20 gm/sec the
how much time is required for the amplitude of the system to drop to half of its
initial value?

24) If the quality factor Q of a sonometer is 2*103.on plucking it executes 240


vibrations per second. Calculate the time in which the amplitude decreases to 1/e2
of its initial value.

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