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SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION -SHEET: 3
LEVEL – I

1. Three masses 700 gm, 500 gm, 400 gm are suspended at the end of a spring and are in equilibrium. When
700 gm mass is removed, the system oscillates with a period of 3 seconds. When 500 gm is also removed,
find the time period of oscillations.

2. A particle at the end of a spring executes SHM with a period T1 while for another spring the period is T2, then
what will be the period of oscillation for the motion with the two springs in series.

3. The string, the spring and the pulley shown in the figure are light. Find the time
period of the mass m.
m

4. Find the time period of the oscillation of mass m in the figure. What is the equivalent spring constant of the
pair of springs in each case?
k1 k1 k1 k2
k2 m
m
k2
m
(b) (c)
(a)

(d)

5. If the potential energy of a harmonic oscillator of mass 2 kg on its equilibrium position is 5 joules and the total
energy is 9 J. If the amplitude is one meter, find the period of the oscillator (in sec). [Hint : Total energy = U (0)
+ ½ KA2]

6. A particle executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 10 cm. At what distance from the mean
position are the kinetic and potential energies equal?

7. A block of mass 100 gm attached to a spring of stiffness 100

N/m is lying on a frictionless floor as shown. The block is
moved to compress the spring by 10 cm and released. If the
collision with the wall is elastic find the time period of motion.

8. In the figure block m executes SHM with amplitude A and time period T, such that
spring never gets compressed. Calculate the minimum spring force.

LEVEL - II
1. A spring mass system is hanging from the ceiling of an elevator in equilibrium. The elevator
suddenly starts accelerating upwards with acceleration a find k
(a) the frequency and
(b) the amplitude of the resulting SHM. m

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2. The spring mass system in vertical plane is shown in the figure. The mass of all the
pulleys and connecting strings and springs are negligible and friction at all contacts is 4k
2
absent. Calculate the time period. [g = 10 m/s ]

m
8k

2
3. A spring of mass M = 3 kg and spring constant k = 4 N/m. The spring lies on a
frictionless surface and one end of the spring is fixed to a wall as shown in the figure. It
can be assumed at any time that velocity of any point on the spring is directly
proportional to its distance from the wall. What is the time period of oscillation of the
spring (in second) if the free end of the spring is slightly pulled from its natural length
and released.

4. A 1 kg block is executing simple harmonic motion of amplitude 0.1 m on a smooth

horizontal surface under the restoring force of a spring of spring constant 100 N/m. A
block of mass 3 kg is gently placed on it at the instant it passes through the mean
position. Assuming that the two blocks move together, find the frequency and the
amplitude of the motion.

5. In the arrangement shown in figure the sleeve M

of mass m = 0.20 kg is fixed between two M
identical springs whose combined stiffness is
equal to k = 20 N/m. the sleeve can slide without
friction over a horizontal bar AB.

The arrangement rotates with a constant angular velocity  = 4.4 rad/s about a vertical axis passing through
the middle of the bar. Find the period of small oscillations of the sleeve. At what values of  will there be no
oscillations of the sleeve?

6. A small block of mass m is kept on a bigger block of mass M which is attached to a vertical m
M
spring of spring constant k as shown in the figure. The system oscillates vertically. (a) Find the
resultant force on the smaller block when it is displaced through a distance x above its
k
equilibrium position. (b) Find the normal force on the smaller block at this position. When is this
force smallest in magnitude? (c) What can be the maximum amplitude with which the two
blocks may oscillate together?

7. A particle of mass m is attached to three springs A, B and C of equal force constants k

as shown in the figure. If the particle is pushed slightly against the spring C and B
released, find the time period of oscillation. 90

45 A
C

8. Find the period of small oscillations in a vertical plane performed by a ball of mass m = 40 g fixed at the
middle of a horizontally stretched string  = 1.0 m in length. The tension of the string is assumed to be
constant and equal to F = 10 N.
9. A body of mass m was suspended by a non-stretched spring, and then set free without push. The stiffness of
the spring is k. Neglecting the mass of the spring, find:
a) the law of motion y(t), where y is the displacement of the body from the equilibrium position;
b) the maximum and minimum tensions of the spring in the process of motion.

10. The left block in the figure moves at a speed v towards the right v
block placed in equilibrium. All collisions to take place are m m
elastic and the surfaces are frictionless. Show that the motions
of the two blocks are periodic. Find the time period of these L
periodic motions. Neglect the widths of the blocks.

11. A copper rod of length  and radius r is suspended from the ceiling by one of its ends. Find:
(a) the elongation of the rod due to its own weight when  = density and E = Young’s modulus of copper; and
(b) the elastic energy stored in the rod due to its own weight.

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12. The graphs plotted between phase angle () and displacement of a y
particle from equilibrium position (y) is a sinusoidal curve as shown
below. Then the best matching is  2
O /2 P t

Column–I Column–II

(A) K.E. versus phase angle curve. (i) 2

O /2  t

(B) P.E. versus phase angle curve. (ii) 2

O /2  t

(C) T.E. versus phase angle curve. (iii)

2
O /2  3/2 t

(D) Velocity versus phase angle curve. (iv)  2

O /2 t

(a) (A) – (i), (B) – (ii), (C) – (iii) & (D) – (iv) (b) (A) – (ii), (B) – (i), (C) – (iii) & (D) – (iv)
(c) (A) – (ii), (B) – (ii), (C) – (iv) & (D) – (iii) (d) (A) – (ii), (B) – (iii), (C) – (iv) & (D) – (i)

13. Two blocks of mass m and 2m are connected together by a spring of spring m 2m
constant k and are kept on a smooth plane. Find the angular frequency of
oscillation of the system.

14. The system of spring A and mass m has time period t while the spring B and mass m has
time period 2t. Now two identical springs like A are connected is series while spring B is A
connect in parallel with them. Find the time period of small oscillations. (suppose natural
B
length of spring B = 2 times the natural length of A).
A

15. In the figure, the block of mass m, attached to the spring of stiffness k is in Wall
contact with the completely elastic wall, and the compression in the spring is e.
The spring is compressed further by e by displacing the block towards left and
is then releases. If the collision between the block and the wall is completely
elastic then find the time period of oscillations of the block. m

16. A block of mass m compresses a spring of stiffness k through a distance (/2) k

as shown in the figure. If the block is not connected with the spring and the m

impact of the block with the vertical wall is elastic, find the period of motion of
 /2 /2
the block is

17. A small body of mass m is suspended with the help of light cord of force constant
2mg 
K . Initially block is at rest and the extension in the cord is . Now, it is
 2
displaced downward from equilibrium by distance  and released. (Neglect energy
loss in cord). Find the time period of oscillation.
m

18. The potential energy of a simple harmonic oscillator of mass 2 kg in its mean position is 5 J. If its total energy
is 9 J and its amplitude is 0.01 m, calculate its time period.

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19. The potential energy of a particle of mass 0.1 kg, moving along x–axis, is given by
U = 5x (x – 4) J where x is in meters. It can be concluded that
(A) The particle is acted upon by a constant force.
(B) The speed of the particle is maximum at x = 2 m.
(C) The particle executes SHM.
(D) The period of oscillation of the particle is /5 s.

20. A system is oscillating with undamped simple harmonic motion. Then the
(A) Average total energy per cycle of the motion is its maximum kinetic energy.
1
(B) Average total energy per cycle of the motion is times its maximum kinetic energy.
2
1
(C) Root mean square velocity is times its maximum velocity.
2
(D) Mean velocity is 1/2 of maximum velocity.

21. A particle executing a simple harmonic motion of period 2 second. When it is at its extreme displacement from
its mean position, it receives an additional energy equal to what it had in its mean position. Due to this, in its
subsequent motion,
(A) Its amplitude will be change and become equal to 2 times its previous amplitude.
(B) Its periodic time will become doubled i.e. 4 seconds.
(C) Its potential energy will be decreased.
(D) It will continue to execute simple harmonic motion of the same amplitude and period as before receiving
the additional energy.

6 –1
22. A linear harmonic oscillator of force constant 2 × 10 Nm and amplitude 0.01 m has a total mechanical
energy of 160 J. Its
(A) Maximum potential energy is 100 J (B) Maximum kinetic energy is 100 J
(C) Maximum potential energy is 160 J (D) Minimum potential energy is zero.

SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION -SHEET: 3

ANSWER KEY
LEVEL – I
1. 2 sec
Given that
m1 = 700 gm, m2 = 500 gm, m3 = 400 gm
At equilibrium, (m1 + m2 + m3)g = kx0
(m  m2  m3 )g
x0 = 1 . . . (1)
k
When mass m1 = 700 gm is removed,
500  400 2
T = 2  (30) . . . (2)
k k
When 500 gm mass is also removed,
400 2
T = 2 = 20
k k
Now, T = 3 sec.
 k = 400 2 [from (2)]
Putting the value of k in equation (2), we get
2
 T = 20   2 sec.
20
m
2. T12  T22 3. 2
k
m m m(k1  k 2 )
4. (a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) T  2 m / x , where x = k1k2 / (k1 + k2)
k1  k 2 k1  k 2 k1k 2
5. 3.14
6. 52 cm 7. 0.133 sec
4 2
8. mg  2 mA
T
Minimum spring force is at its topmost point,
mg
Fmin  k(x 0  A) where x 0 
k
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and mg  Fmin  ma
or, Fmin  m(g  a)  m(g  2 A)
 4 2 
Fmin  mg  m  2 A
 T 
LEVEL - II
m ma
1. (a) 2 , (b)
k k
2. Let at any time elongation in the spring are x1, x2 and displacement of block is x
from its equilibrium position and velocity of block is v as shown in the figure. 4k
1 1 1
E = mv 2  4kx12  8kx 22
2 2 2
2x1 + 2x2 = x
x1
4kx1 = 8kx2
x1 = 2x2 x2
x2 = x/6 m
x1 = x/3 x
8k
1 1 2K 2
E  mv 2  x
2 2 3
2K 3m
K eq  T  2
3 2K

3. 1
X X dX
Velocity of the element = v
L0 v
2
1  M    X 
 KE of the element =   dX  .  v   dKE
2  L0    L0 
 Total KE of the spring = dKE
L
Mv 2 0 2 1
= X dX  Mv 2
2L30 0 6
1 2
P.E. of the spring = k L  L 0 
2
1 1 2
By conservation of mechanical energy Mv 2  k L  L 0  = C
6 2
M  dL 
Differentiating we get, T  2  putting dt  v 
3k  
3
Putting the values, T  2 = 1 sec
3  4 2
5 k
4. Hz, 5 cm 5. T = 0.7 s ;  =
2 m
mkx mkx (M  m)
6. (a) (b) mg  , at the highest point (c) g
Mm Mm k
m
7. 2 8. T   m / F  0.2s
2k
9. a) y = (1 – cos t) mg/x, where w  x / m ; b) Tmax = 2mg, Tmin = 0.
 m  2L 1 g  2 1 r 2 2 g2 3
10.    11. (a) (b)
 k  v 2 E 6 E
3k 2 m
12. B 13. 14. 2t/3 15.
2m 3 k
m
16. ( + 4)
k
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m
The time period of oscillation = 2
k
 The period of motion till the block is in contact with the spring
m  k   
t1 =  . It leaves the spring with a speed v = A = 
k  m   2 
 
Then, it moves with constant velocity v for a distance D =  +  = 2
The corresponding time of motion = t2 = 2/v
2 m
 t2 = 4  The time period of motion = T = t1 + t2
 k k
2 m
m m m
 +4 = [  + 4].
k k k
4π  6
17. 
3 2g g
By conservation of energy at A & B
2 
1 1  3  3 3 3g natural length L
mv 2  K    mg  mg    B
2 2  2 2 4 2
 /2 mean position
 The period of oscillation is
 /2
2 2 6 4 
  T 
g 3 g 3 2g  /2
A
18. /100 s 19. B, C, D 20. A, C 21. A 22. B, C

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