PHYSICS EXERCSIES CHAPTER 1 EXERCISE

SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION

CHAPTER 1 (PART 3 SUBJECTIVE

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QUESTIONS)

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Question 1

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A man with a wrist watch on his hands fall from the

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top of a tower. Does the watch give correct time?

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Answer:

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The wrist watch works on the principle of simple harmonic
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oscillation. Notice that the time period of simple harmonic
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oscillation does not depend on the acceleration due to gravity it
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means if a man falls from the tower his watch will not be
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affected by it and will sure the correct time during the free fall.
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Question 2

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A vibrating simple pendulum of period is

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placed in a lift is accelerating downwards. What will

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be the effect on the time period?

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Answer:

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When the lift accelerates downwards, so net acceleration
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decreases so time period increases.
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Question 3

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A girl is sitting on a swing. Another girl

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sits by her side. What will be the effect on the periodic

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time of the swing?

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Answer:

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There will be no change in the periodic time because the
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periodic time is independent of mass but depends upon length of
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pendulum and acceleration due to gravity at a place, which are
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not affected by sitting another girl on a swing.

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Question 4

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Can a motion be oscillatory but not SHM?

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If your answer Yes, give an example and if not explain

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why?

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Answer:

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Yes, when a ball is dropped from a height on a perfectly elastic
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plane surface, the motion of ball is oscillatory but not simple
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harmonic as restoring force F = mg = constant and not F ∝ − y.
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Question 5
If you double the period of a pendulum,

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what happens to its length?

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Answer:

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We know that period of pendulum is given by

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√

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Squaring both sides, we get

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If we double the period of the pendulum, let and length is .

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Now,
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√
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It is clear that, if we double the period of a pendulum, then its length

becomes 4 times the original.

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Question 6

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A 2kg body suspended from a spring of

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negligible mass is found to stretch the

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spring by 10cm. If the body is pulled down and then

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released. What is the frequency of the oscillation?
Solution:

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Given mass = m = 2kg
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Extension = x = 10 cm =
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√ √
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Question 7

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A body undergoes SHM of amplitude 3cm

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and frequency 20Hz. What is the velocity

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of the body at the maximum acceleration of the

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object?
Solution:

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Amplitude = A = 3cm = 0.03m
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Frequency = f = 20Hz
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Velocity = v = ?
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Acceleration = a = ?
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Question 8

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An object of mass 0.35kg oscillates in SHM with an

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amplitude of 140 mm and a frequency of 0.60 Hz.
Calculate or find:

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(a) Maximum Kinetic Energy of the object
(b) Maximum Potential Energy of the object

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(c) Potential and Kinetic energy at the midway point
between the centre and the extremity of the motion.

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Solution:
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Given m = 0.35 kg,

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Amplitude = A = 140 mm = 0.140 m

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Frequency = f = 0.60 Hz
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(a) As we know that Kinetic Energy in SHM is given as

…….(1)
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At x = 0, Kinetic Energy is Maximum

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b) The P.E. of SHM if given as

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At , potential energy is maximum,

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c) At the midway point P.E. and K.E. is equal

i.e.
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After Simplification, we get

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Taking Square root on both sides,

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√
From Equation (1), we get

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From Equation (2), we get

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Question 9
Find the equation for the acceleration of

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SHM using differentiation.

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Acceleration of SHM
Again we know that Acceleration of a particle is given by

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where v is the velocity of particle executing motion.

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In SHM velocity of particle is give by,

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differentiating this we get,
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----
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This equation gives acceleration of particle executing SHM and quantity

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ω2 is called acceleration amplitude and the acceleration of oscillating

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particle varies betwen the limits ±ω2A.

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Putting Equation in Equation

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we get =>
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which shows that acceleration is proportional to the displacement but in

opposite direction.
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Thus from above equation we can see that when x is maximum

(+A or -A), the acceleration is also maximum (-ω2A or +ω2A)but is
directed in direction opposite to that of displacement.

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Question 10
At a particular frequency, the velocity of the

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cap in m/s is given by the expression

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(a) Calculate the frequency of the sound emitted.

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(b) Calculate the amplitude of the vibration.
Solution:

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(a)
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(b)
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Question 11
A set of spring all have initial length of 10cm.
Each …. Which of the oscillating systems has

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the highest frequency.
Solution:

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For spring A,

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So, √ √ √ ; √

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For spring B,
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So, √ √ √ ; √
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For spring C,
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So, √ √ √ ; √
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For spring D,
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So, √ √ √ ; √
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So, spring C has the lowest time period and maximum

frequency, so answer C is correct
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Question 12
Four different masses are hung from four

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springs with an unstretched length of 10cm,
causing the spring to stretch ……. Which of the

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oscillating system has the highest frequency?

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Solution:

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We know that

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Frequency of oscillation,
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√
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√
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Less the value of , more is the frequency, which is possible is

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A. So, Mass A is the answer.

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Question 13
A mass oscillating up and down on a spring; the

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motion is illustrated at right.

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1. At which time or times shown in the acceleration zero?
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2. At which time or times shown is the kinetic energy a
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maximum?
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3. At which time or times shown is the potential energy is

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maximum?
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Answer:
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1. Acceleration is zero at A, C , E
2. Maximum K.E is at A, C, E
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3. Maximum P.E. is at B
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Question 14
A pendulum is pulled to the side and released.

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The mass swings to the right as shown. The

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diagram shows positions for the half of a
complete oscillation.

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1. At which point or points is the speed the highest?

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2. At which point or points is the acceleration the

greatest?
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3. At which point or points is the restoring force the

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greatest?
Answers:
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1. Highest speed at point C

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2. Greatest acceleration at point A and E

3. Greatest restoring force at point A and E
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SOLUTION:
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QUESTION # 16

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 (b) When student releases the mass,
(i) Force acting on mass, will be elastic force
which is proportional to elongation in
spring,

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𝐹𝑠𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝛼 (𝑦 − 𝑦𝑜 )

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𝐹𝑠𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 = −𝑘 (𝑦 − 𝑦𝑜 )

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(𝑦 − 𝑦𝑜 ) = displacement of mass

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(ii) To find acceleration,
𝐹𝑦 = 𝑚 × 𝑎𝑦

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𝑘 (𝑦 − 𝑦𝑜 ) = 𝑚 × 𝑎𝑦
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𝒌 (𝑦 − 𝑦𝑜 )
𝑎𝑦 =
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𝑚
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𝟑𝟓 × (60𝑚𝑚)
𝑎𝑦 =
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0.5
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𝑎𝑦 = 4.2 𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐 2
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Calculation of Spring Constant:

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T ′ = 𝑘𝑦 => 2.1 = 𝑘 × (60𝑚𝑚)

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2.1
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=> 𝒌 = = 𝟑𝟓
0.06
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 (iii) state the initial amplitude of the Oscillation
𝑉 = 𝜔 √ 𝐴2 − 𝑦 2

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Where,

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𝑉 = 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦;

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𝜔 = 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦

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𝐴 = 𝐴𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒

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𝑦 = 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡
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Now, making A as subject,
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𝑉 2
𝐴 = √( ) + 𝑦 2
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𝜔
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As, velocity will be zero, at max displacement from

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mean position, so
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𝐴 = √𝑦 2
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𝐴 = √(60 𝑚𝑚)2
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𝐴 = 60 𝑚𝑚
 Question # 17
The piston moves up and down between points A and B as shown in the diagram
which are separated 0.10 m apart.

The frequency and oscillation of that piston's motion is

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Mass of piston

Since the piston is moving between points A and B separated by 0.10 m, its mean
point will be at its centre point i.e. 0.05 m from any of the one end points.

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Thus, the amplitude of oscillation of this piston will be A = 0.05 m
The angular frequency of the piston will be given by;

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Substituting all thw values; N
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The general equation of displacement for a particle performing simple harmonic

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motion is given by;

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Here, y is the displacement of the particle / object

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A is the amplitude of the object performing SHM

is its angular frequency
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is its initial phase

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Considering the piston to be staring from the mean position, we can say that
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its initial phase is zero.

Hence, subsituting all these values in the general equaition,
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 The magnitude of maximum acceleration of any particle / body performing SHM is
given by;

Now, substituting all the values in the above equation;

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Hence, the maximum acceleratio of this piston will be 1917.2 m/s2

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The force applied due to this maximum acceleration will also be maximum.

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Substituting the values;

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Hence, the maximum force on this piston will be 9465.216 N
Maximum kinetic energy for a particle / object performing SHM is given by;
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Here, k is the force constant that is given by

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Substituting all the values,

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Hence, maximum kinetic energy of this piston will be 473.261 J.

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