SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION, HOME WORK SHEET-4

1. A particle is subjected to two simple harmonic motions along x and y directions according to x = 3 sin = 100
t, y = 4 sin 100 t.
(A) Motin of particle will be on ellipse traversing it in clockwise direction
(B) Motion of particle will be on a straight line with slope 4/3
(C) Motion will be a smiple harmonic motion along x-axis with amplitude 5
(D) Phase difference between two motions is /2

2. A 20 gm particle is subjected to two simple harmonic motions

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x2  2sin10t; x2  4sin 10t   , where x1 & x2 are in metre & t is in sec.
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(A) The displacement of the particle at t = 0 will be 2 3 m
(B) Maximum speed of the particle will be 20 7

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(C) Magnitude of maximum acceleration of the particle will be 200 7m / s 2 .

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(D) Energy of the resultant motion will be 28 J

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Comprehension
A solid cylinder attached with a horizontal massless spring (see figure) can roll without slipping along a
horizontal surface. If the system is released from rest at a position in which spring is stretched by 0.3 m.

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3. Periof of oscillation of c.o.m. of cylinder is
M 3M 2M M
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 2
k 2k 3k 2k

4. If k = 20 N/m, Rotational K.E. of cylinder as it passes through mean position is

(A) 0.3 J (B) 0.45 J (C) 0.6 J (D) 0.9 J

5. Translation K.E. of cylinder as it passes through mean position is

(A) 0.3 J (B) 0.45 J (C) 0.6 J (D) 0.9 J

6. A wire of cross sectional area 4 × 10–4 m2, modulus of elasticity 2 × 1011 N/m2 and length 1 m is stretched
between two vertical rigid poles. A mass of 1 kg is suspended at its middle. Calculate the angle it makes
with the horizontal.

7. A metallic cuboid floats in equilibrium, if it is further pushed and released it starts oscillating.  is the density
of cuboid and d is the density of liquid. Find the time period of small oscillation.
8. An ideal gas is enclosed in vessel of volume v0 fitted with a piston of cross sectional area A and mass
M. The pistonis slighlty depressed and returned. Find the frequency of the vibration of the pistion.

9. A particle of mass m = 2 kg executes SHM in xy-plane between points A and B as shown in figure under
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action of force F  Fx i  Fy j. Minimum time taken by particle to move from A to B is 1 sec. At t = 0
the particle is at x = 2 and y = 2. Then find the value of Fx as the function of time.

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ANSWERS
HOME WORK SHEET-4

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1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. 0.005 rad. or cos  16  
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7. T  2 gd 8. f  9. 4 2 cos  t
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