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Class 11th Physics NCERT Exemplar Solution
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  1. The displacement of a particle is represented by the equationY = 3 cos ( {x}/{4} - 2…
  2. The displacement of a particle is represented by the equationY = sin3 ωt. The motion is…
  3. The relation between acceleration and displacement of four particles are given below:…
  4. Motion of an oscillating liquid column in a U-tube is
  5. A particle is acted simultaneously by mutually perpendicular simple harmonic motions x = a…
  6. The displacement of a particle varies with time according to the relationy = a sin ωt + b…
  7. Four pendulums A, B, C and D are suspended from the sameelastic support as shown in Fig.…
  8. Figure 14.2. shows the circular motion of a particle. The radius of the circle, the…
  9. The equation of motion of a particle is x = a cos (α t )2. The motion is…
  10. A particle executing S.H.M. has a maximum speed of 30 cm/s and a maximum acceleration of…
  11. When a mass m is connected individually to two springs S1 and S2, the oscillation…
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  1. The rotation of earth about its axis is
  2. Motion of a ball bearing inside a smooth curved bowl, when released from a point slightly…
  3. Displacement vs. time curve for a particle executing S.H.M. is shown in Fig. 14.4. Choose…
  4. Which of the following statements is/are true for a simple harmonic oscillator?…
  5. The displacement time graph of a particle executing S.H.M. is shown in Fig. 14.5. Which of…
  6. A body is performing S.H.M. Then its
  7. A particle is in linear simple harmonic motion between two points A and B, 10 cm apart…
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  1. Displacement versus time curve for a particle executing S.H.M. is shown in Fig. 14.7.…
  2. Two identical springs of spring constant K are attached to a block of mass m and to fixed…
  3. What are the two basic characteristics of a simple harmonic motion?…
  4. When will the motion of a simple pendulum be simple harmonic?
  5. What is the ratio of maximum acceleration to the maximum velocity of a simple harmonic…
  6. What is the ratio between the distance travelled by the oscillator in one time period and…
  7. In Fig. 14.9, what will be the sign of the velocity of the point P′, which is the…
  8. Show that for a particle executing S.H.M, velocity and displacement have a phase…
  9. Draw a graph to show the variation of P.E., K.E. and total energy of a simple harmonic…
  10. The length of a second’s pendulum on the surface of Earth is 1m. What will be the length…
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  1. Find the time period of mass M when displaced from its equilibrium positon and then…
  2. Show that the motion of a particle represented by y = sinω t – cos ω t is simple harmonic…
  3. Find the displacement of a simple harmonic oscillator at which its P.E. is half of the…
  4. A body of mass m is situated in a potential field U(x) = U0 (1-cos αx) when U0 and α are…
  5. A mass of 2 kg is attached to the spring of spring constant 50 Nm-1. The block is pulled…
  6. Consider a pair of identical pendulums, which oscillate with equal amplitude independently…
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  1. A person normally weighing 50 kg stands on a massless platform which oscillates up and…
  2. A body of mass m is attached to one end of a massless spring which is suspended vertically…
  3. A cylindrical log of wood of height h and area of cross-section A floats in water. It is…
  4. One end of a V-tube containing mercury is connected to a suction pump and the other end to…
  5. A tunnel is dug through the centre of the Earth. Show that a body of mass ‘m’ when dropped…
  6. A simple pendulum of time period 1s and length l is hung from a fixed support at O, such…

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Question 1.

The displacement of a particle is represented by the equation

Y = 3 cos

The motion of the particle is

A. simple harmonic with period 2p/w.

B. simple harmonic with period π/ω.

C. periodic but not simple harmonic.

D. non-periodic.


Answer:

The general equation for simple harmonic equation is given as,



Now comparing this to the given equation we can say that,



Where T is the time period.



Thus, we see option (b) is correct.


Question 2.

The displacement of a particle is represented by the equation

Y = sin3 ωt. The motion is

A. non-periodic.

B. periodic but not simple harmonic.

C. simple harmonic with period 2π/ω.

D. simple harmonic with period π/ω.


Answer:

We know that,


Thus, we can write,


Now differentiating the above twice we get,



But is not proportional to


Thus, it is not a SHM, but since there is a sine term, thus the motion will be periodic.


And , thus


Hence option (b) is correct.


Question 3.

The relation between acceleration and displacement of four particles are given below:
A. ax = + 2x.

B. ax = + 2x2.

C. ax = – 2x2.

D. ax = – 2x.

Which one of the particles is executing simple harmonic motion?


Answer:

For SHM,






Thus, option (d) is correct


Question 4.

Motion of an oscillating liquid column in a U-tube is
A. periodic but not simple harmonic.

B. non-periodic.

C. simple harmonic and time period is independent of the density of the liquid.

D. simple harmonic and time-period is directly proportional to the density of the liquid.


Answer:

Imagine a u-tube having water to a certain level equal on both the sides. Now if the force F is applied on the one side of the u-tube compressing the liquid by and raising the liquid in by in the oher arm.


Thus, the restoring force due to the change in height is given by,



Where is density of the liquid and is the area of cross section.


Thus force is proportional to


Thus, it is a simple harmonic motion.



But


Where height is h


We see that time period is independent of density of liquid.


Thus, option (c) is correct.


Question 5.

A particle is acted simultaneously by mutually perpendicular simple harmonic motions x = a cos ωt and y = a sin ωt. The trajectory of motion of the particle will be
A. an ellipse.

B. a parabola.

C. a circle.

D. a straight line.


Answer:

and


Squaring and adding the above two we get,



But


Thus,



∴ the equation of motion is a circle of radius , thus option (c) is correct.


Question 6.

The displacement of a particle varies with time according to the relation

y = a sin ωt + b cos ωt.

A. The motion is oscillatory but not S.H.M.

B. The motion is S.H.M. with amplitude a + b.

C. The motion is S.H.M. with amplitude a2 + b2.

D. The motion is S.H.M. with amplitude √ a2 + b2.


Answer:

Consider the equation,



now, let and


now putting the above in the given equation,




Now using the identity


Thus, we get,


Thus, the motion is SHM with amplitude


∴ the option (d) is correct.


Question 7.

Four pendulums A, B, C and D are suspended from the same



elastic support as shown in Fig. 14.1. A and C are of the same length, while B is smaller than A and D is larger than A. If A is given a transverse displacement,

A. D will vibrate with maximum amplitude.

B. C will vibrate with maximum amplitude.

C. B will vibrate with maximum amplitude.

D. All the four will oscillate with equal amplitude.


Answer:

Time period is for SHM.


Therefore, on giving transverse displacement on a will make all vibrate but the length of a and c are same and thus they will be in resonance and thus c will have max amplitude.


Thus option (b) will be true.


Question 8.

Figure 14.2. shows the circular motion of a particle. The radius of the circle, the period, sense of revolution and the initial position are indicated on the figure. The simple harmonic motion of the x-projection of the radius vector of the rotating particle P is
A. x (t) = B sin

B. x (t) = B cos

C. x (t) = B sin

D. x (t) = B cos




Answer:

At t=0 the position is , and T=30,



At t=T/4 the position is and


Thus, the equation, satisfies the situation and thus option (a) is the correct option.


Question 9.

The equation of motion of a particle is x = a cos (α t )2. The motion is
A. periodic but not oscillatory.

B. periodic and oscillatory.

C. oscillatory but not periodic.

D. neither periodic nor oscillatory.


Answer:


Now differentiating the above twice we get,



Thus, we find that is proportional to and hence it is an oscillatory.



Thus, the motion is not periodic.


Hence the option (c).


Question 10.

A particle executing S.H.M. has a maximum speed of 30 cm/s and a maximum acceleration of 60 cm/s2. The period of oscillation is
A. πs

B. s.

C. 2π s.

D.


Answer:

We know that acceleration


And velocity




Thus,


On putting the values we get,


Hence option (a) is correct.


Question 11.

When a mass m is connected individually to two springs S1 and S2, the oscillation frequencies are ν1 and ν2. If the same mass is attached to the two springs as shown in Fig. 14.3, the oscillation frequency would be



A. V1 + V2.

B.

C.

D. √V21 – V22


Answer:

When the spring I connected individually,

Frequency of S1 and S2,



------(1)



------(2)


Now when they are attached as shown in the figure, it is a parallel connection and thus




Putting equation 1 and 2 in the above, we get,




Hence option (b) is correct.



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Question 1.

The rotation of earth about its axis is
A. periodic motion.

B. simple harmonic motion.

C. periodic but not simple harmonic motion.

D. non-periodic motion.


Answer:

Earth completes one rotation around its axis in 24 hrs and thus has a periodic motion but does not move to and fro about a mean position, thus, it does not have SHM.

Thus, option (a) and (c) are correct options.


Question 2.

Motion of a ball bearing inside a smooth curved bowl, when released from a point slightly above the lower point is
A. simple harmonic motion.

B. non-periodic motion.

C. periodic motion.

D. periodic but not S.H.M.


Answer:

When the ball bearing is released from a point slightly above the lower point the only restoring force is the force due to gravity.

Thus, when the displacement is ,



And the displacement is very small, thus,





Thus, a is proportional to -θ


∴ the motion is simple harmonic and periodic, so option a and c are correct.


Question 3.

Displacement vs. time curve for a particle executing S.H.M. is shown in Fig. 14.4. Choose the correct statements.



A. Phase of the oscillator is same at t = 0 s and t = 2 s.

B. Phase of the oscillator is same at t = 2 s and t = 6 s.

C. Phase of the oscillator is same at t = 1 s and t = 7 s.

D. Phase of the oscillator is same at t = 1 s and t = 5 s.


Answer:

In option (a), the state at t=0 and t=2 are not the same as the displacement are not equal. Thus incorrect.

In option (b), the state at t=2s and t=6s are in the same state as the displacement and direction are the same. Thus correct.


In option (c), though the displacement is same at t=1s and t=7s but the direction is opposite. Thus incorrect.


In option (d), the state at t=1s and t=5s are in the same state as the displacement and direction are the same. Thus correct.


∴ the option (b) and (d) are the correct.


Question 4.

Which of the following statements is/are true for a simple harmonic oscillator?
A. Force acting is directly proportional to displacement from the mean position and opposite to it.

B. Motion is periodic.

C. Acceleration of the oscillator is constant.

D. The velocity is periodic.


Answer:

For SHM to take place force must be proportional to displacement and opposite to it.

Consider the SHM equation for displacement,



Differentiating above w.r.t time t,



∴ velocity is periodic.


Differentiating once again w.r.t time, t,



Thus,


acceleration is not constant but periodic.


Thus, option (a), (b) and (d) are correct.


Question 5.

The displacement time graph of a particle executing S.H.M. is shown in Fig. 14.5. Which of the following statement is/are true?
A. The force is zero at t = .

B. The acceleration is maximum at t = .

C. The velocity is maximum at t = .

D. The P.E. is equal to K.E. of oscillation at t = .




Answer:

From the graph we can write the equation of SHM as,



And


Force


For






Thus option (a) is correct.


For maximum acceleration,






Thus


∴ option (b) is correct,


For max velocity







Thus option (c) is correct.


Kinetic energy and Potential


Now, if




Thus,





Thus, option (d) is wrong.


Question 6.

A body is performing S.H.M. Then its
A. average total energy per cycle is equal to its maximum kinetic energy.

B. average kinetic energy per cycle is equal to half of its maximum kinetic energy.

C. mean velocity over a complete cycle is equal to times of its maximum velocity.

D. root mean square velocity is times of its maximum velocity.


Answer:

Consider SHM,

Where A is the amplitude and is the angular frequency


Now velocity is given as,


Max velocity is given as, ----(1)


mean velocity ---(2)


square mean velocity


solving this we get, ---(3)


thus from equation (2) we can say that option c is incorrect and from equation (3) we can say that option (d) is correct


Now the instantaneous potential energy,


Where


---(4)


Total kinetic energy in SHM s given as,


---(5)


Average kinetic energy


Solving the above we get, ---(6)


Similarly,


Average potential energy


Solving the above we get, ----(7)


And average total energy



---(8)


Max kinetic energy ----(9)


And max potential energy ---(10)


Comparing equation (8) and (9) we see option a is correct.


Comparing equation (9) and (6) we see option b is also correct.


Question 7.

A particle is in linear simple harmonic motion between two points A and B, 10 cm apart (Fig. 14.6). Take the direction from A to B as the + ve direction and choose the correct statements.



A. The sign of velocity, acceleration and force on the particle when it is 3 cm away from A going towards B are positive.

B. The sign of velocity of the particle at C going towards O is negative.

C. The sign of velocity, acceleration and force on the particle when it is 4 cm away from B going towards A are negative.

D. The sign of acceleration and force on the particle when it is at point B is negative.


Answer:

The force always acts in the direction of the mean position and at point C it is acting towards O and away from A. Thus positive.

Also, acceleration is in the direction of force thus it is also acting in the same direction as force and is positive.


Also, the direction of motion is towards A and thus velocity is also positive.


Hence option (a) is correct.


b) when particle is at C the velocity is in direction towards O thus positive and hence option (b) is incorrect.


c) when the particle is at 4 cm away from B and moving towards The acceleration and force are directed towards mean position O and also since it is moving towards A then all velocity, acceleration and force are negative in signs. Option c) is correct.


d) acceleration and force is always towards mean position O and thus at B the acceleration and force is negative. Thus correct.



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Question 1.

Displacement versus time curve for a particle executing S.H.M. is shown in Fig. 14.7. Identify the points marked at which (i) velocity of the oscillator is zero, (ii) speed of the oscillator is maximum.




Answer:

The maximum velocity is always at the mean position of the SHM where displacement is zero


Thus, we can say that points B, D, F, H are the points where the velocity is maximum.


The minimum velocity is always at the points where the displacement is always maximum.


Thus points A, C, E, G are the points of where velocity is zero.



Question 2.

Two identical springs of spring constant K are attached to a block of mass m and to fixed supports as shown in Fig. 14.8. When the mass is displaced from equilibrium position by a distance x towards right, find the restoring force




Answer:

Consider the direction towards k to be negative and towards K to be positive.


Now let the box be displaced by x towards spring k and thus the displacement =


Now the force due to spring k is and is directed towards right side due to compression of the spring


and the force due to spring k is and is directed towards right side due to extension of the spring


∴ total restoring force



Question 3.

What are the two basic characteristics of a simple harmonic motion?


Answer:

Two basic characteristics of a simple harmonic motion are:


i) Restoring force is proportional to negative of the displacement.



ii) Acceleration is always directed towards the mean position.



Question 4.

When will the motion of a simple pendulum be simple harmonic?


Answer:

Forces acting on the pendulum,


Tension T due to the string


Force of gravity due to mass of pendulum in vertically downward direction, mg


Now the force of tension T is balanced by the cosine component of the weight, i.e.,



And the sine component of the weight is called the restoring force acting towards the equilibrium position of the pendulum


, now if θ is very small then, sin θ θ and we can write for θ ,


, where L is the length of the pendulum and is the tangential displacement.



Clearly F is proportional to the displacement and in opposite direction of tangential displacement


When the pendulum is displaced by a small angle θ such that the sin θ≅ θ, then the pendulum will execute simple harmonic motion.



Question 5.

What is the ratio of maximum acceleration to the maximum velocity of a simple harmonic oscillator?


Answer:

Equation of motion for S.H.M is as follows,



Where,


x is displacement


A is the amplitude


w is the angular velocity


t is the time


for velocity, we differentiate the above equation, we get,



For max v,


----(1)


for acceleration, we differentiate the velocity equation, we get,



For max a,


----(2)


Dividing equation 2 with 1 we get,



∴ the ratio of max acceleration to max velocity is



Question 6.

What is the ratio between the distance travelled by the oscillator in one time period and amplitude?


Answer:

Motion of oscillator can be divided into 4 parts,


At t=0, it is at its mean position


At t=T/4, it covers the maximum distance A


At t=T/2, it moves back to its mean position from maximum amplitude and covers a distance of A


At t=3T/4, it again moves to its maximum position and covers a distance of A


At t=T, it again moves back to its mean position and covers distance of A


∴ in one cycle it covers total of 4A distance


∴ ratio of the distance covered in once cycle to the amplitude



(Note: in this question we are asked to find the distance and not displacement ∴ we do not use S.H.M. equation , which gives displacement of the particle from its mean position)



Question 7.

In Fig. 14.9, what will be the sign of the velocity of the point P′, which is the projection of the velocity of the reference particle P. P is moving in a circle of radius R in anticlockwise direction.




Answer:

As the particle P moves in anti-clockwise direction, its x-axis projection length decreases ∴ the distance OP’ decreases and this is only possible if P’ moves towards negative x-axis direction.


Hence we can say that the sign of the velocity of P’ will be negative



Question 8.

Show that for a particle executing S.H.M, velocity and displacement have a phase difference of π/2.


Answer:

For S.H.M we can write the S.H.M equation as follows,


----(1)


Where x=displacement


w=angular velocity


t = time


for velocity we differentiate the above equation,



From trigonometric property we know that


----(2)


Hence comparing equation (1) and (2) we can say velocity and displacement have a phase difference of .



Question 9.

Draw a graph to show the variation of P.E., K.E. and total energy of a simple harmonic oscillator with displacement.


Answer:

Total energy of S.H.M is constant, ∴ we get a straight line


Kinetic energy for the simple harmonic motion is given as,


where x = displacement


ω = angular velocity


m = mass of the system


a = amplitude


the above equation is an equation of the downward opening parabola symmetric along y-axis and vertex at on y-axis


Potential energy for the simple harmonic motion is given as,


where x = displacement


ω = angular velocity


m= mass of the system


a = amplitude


the above equation is an equation of the upward opening parabola symmetric along y-axis and vertex at (0,0) on y-axis


∴ following is the graph we get,




Question 10.

The length of a second’s pendulum on the surface of Earth is 1m. What will be the length of a second’s pendulum on the moon?


Answer:

Time period of a second’s pendulum is,


, where T = time period


L = Length of the pendulum


g = acceleration due to gravity



For moon,


------(1)


For earth,


------(2)


Dividing equation 1 by 2 we get,




Therefore, the length of the second pendulum will be 170 cm




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Question 1.

Find the time period of mass M when displaced from its equilibrium positon and then released for the system shown in Fig 14.10.




Answer:

Let the spring be extended by when loaded with mass m.


Due to extension there will be a restoring force applied by the spring on the pulley


Now let T be the tension on the pulley,


where k’ is the spring constant.


pulley experiences two tension force due the two strings,


∴we get,


-----(1)


Where k is the spring constant.


Now let us pull the mass by , as we pull it by the spring extends by a distance of 2 because the string on one side is inextensible.


∴ the new tension force


pulley experiences two tension force due the two strings,


∴the net force acting,


-----(2)


Now putting equation (1) in (2) we get,



∴ we see that net force F is proportional to the the system performs a simple harmonic motion.


Comparing the above obtained net force with


We find that,



And for S.H.M the time period T is given as,



Hence the time period for the given system is,



Question 2.

Show that the motion of a particle represented by y = sinω t – cos ω t is simple harmonic with a period of 2π/ω.


Answer:

Given:



Multiplying both the sides by



Writing we get,



Using the identities in equation above,





We get,




∴ angular velocity from above equation


∴ time period



Question 3.

Find the displacement of a simple harmonic oscillator at which its P.E. is half of the maximum energy of the oscillator.


Answer:

Potential energy for the simple harmonic motion is given as,



And the total energy,



where x = displacement


w= angular velocity


m= mass of the system


A = amplitude


Now we are given that,





∴ the displacement will be units



Question 4.

A body of mass m is situated in a potential field U(x) = U0 (1-cos αx) when U0 and α are constants. Find the time period of small oscillations


Answer:

We know that the derivative of the potential energy gives the force, i.e.,


-----(1)


We are given that,




Putting the above in equation (1) we get



For very small we get,


----(2)


And for simple harmonic motion we know that, -----(3)


Where k is spring constant


Comparing equation 2 and 3



For simple harmonic motion time period is given as follows,


, where k is the spring constant and m is the mass of the system and T is the time period


∴ putting k in the time period equation, we get,




Question 5.

A mass of 2 kg is attached to the spring of spring constant 50 Nm-1. The block is pulled to a distance of 5cm from its equilibrium position at x = 0 on a horizontal frictionless surface from rest at t = 0. Write the expression for its displacement at any time t.


Answer:

For simple harmonic motion, the displacement equation is given as follows,


----(1)


where x = displacement


w= angular velocity


A = amplitude


We will be finding each parameter from the given data and then substitute in the above equation


Given:


mass m


spring constant


amplitude ------(2)


time period for S.H.M.



Putting the values, we get,



Now we need angular velocity


Which is written as,


----(3)


Putting (2) and (3) in (1) we get,



the expression for its displacement at any time t is given as





Question 6.

Consider a pair of identical pendulums, which oscillate with equal amplitude independently such that when one pendulum is at its extreme position making an angle of 2° to the right with the vertical, the other pendulum makes an angle of 1° to the left of the vertical. What is the phase difference between the pendulums?


Answer:

For simple harmonic motion,


where x = displacement


w= angular velocity


A = amplitude


δ = phase


Given:


for both the pendulum the amplitude is given to same and ∵ they are identical, their length are the same and thus their angular velocity are also same as for the pendulum , g=acceleration due to gravity and length of the pendulum is given as L.


∴ pendulum 1 we can write,



At



-----(1)


pendulum 1 we can write,



At



-----(2)


For phase difference we subtract (2) from (1), we get,



∴ the phase difference between the two pendulum is of




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Question 1.

A person normally weighing 50 kg stands on a massless platform which oscillates up and down harmonically at a frequency of 2.0 s-1 and an amplitude 5.0 cm. A weighing machine on the platform gives the person’s weight against time.

(a) Will there be any change in weight of the body, during the oscillation?

(b) If answer to part (a) is yes, what will be the maximum and minimum reading in the machine and at which position?


Answer:

Given:


Mass = 50kg


Harmonic frequency = 2.0


∴ angular velocity


Amplitude A = 5.0 cm


The weighing machine will measure the normal reaction of the body as weight.


Now let be the acceleration of the platform



When the platform raises up,



From the above free body diagram we get the following force balance equation,



-----(1)


where N is the normal reaction


which shows that the weight measured by the machine will be less than the actual, since the machine shows the normal reaction and not mg


When the platform moves down,



From the above free body diagram we get the following force balance equation,



-----(2)


where N is the normal reaction


which shows that the weight measured by the machine will be more than the actual, since the machine shows the normal reaction and not mg


a) In the cases when platform rises and drops the weight measured are different. ∴ answer to part (a) is yes


b) Since the reading by the machine depends on the Normal reaction. Therefore, it will be maximum and minimum when the normal reaction is maximum and minimum respectively.


For minimum reading we put given values in equation (1),



For maximum reading we put given values in equation (1),




Question 2.

A body of mass m is attached to one end of a massless spring which is suspended vertically from a fixed point. The mass is held in hand so that the spring is neither stretched nor compressed. Suddenly the support of the hand is removed. The lowest position attained by the mass during oscillation is 4cm below the point, where it was held in hand.

(a) What is the amplitude of oscillation?

(b) Find the frequency of oscillation?


Answer:

a) When the box falls its potential energy changes and the change in potential energy = energy stored in the spring



Where k=spring constant, x=displacement and m=mass of the box


-----(1)


Now at the equilibrium, let the amplitude of the spring be


∴ balancing the forces,



------(2)


Putting (1) in (2), we get,



Now



∴ the amplitude of oscillation = 2 cm


b) Time period of oscillation of the system is given as,





Now from equation 1, we have,




Putting the above in the frequency equation we get,


Hz


∴ the frequency is 3.52 Hz



Question 3.

A cylindrical log of wood of height h and area of cross-section A floats in water. It is pressed and then released. Show that the log would execute S.H.M. with a time period.

T = 2π √

where m is mass of the body and ρ is density of the liquid.


Answer:

Here we apply the concept of buoyant force


Let the wood part of the height of the wood be immersed into the water


Here the wood log experiences a buoyant force which is given as,


,


where ρ =density of wood log, V=volume of the water displaced by wood now at equilibrium, the buoyant force is balanced by the weight, i.e.,



------(1)


Now let the wood be displaced by depth into the water,


∴ the volume of the water displaced by the wood is,


∴ the buoyant force


∴ there acts net restoring force on the wood log,



Putting equation (1) in the above we get,


-------(2)


is proportional to


∴ wood performs a simple harmonic motion


Now the in S.H.M., we have


Comparing this equation with equation (2) we get,



For S.H.M, Time period


Substituting the value of k, we get,



Hence proved.



Question 4.

One end of a V-tube containing mercury is connected to a suction pump and the other end to atmosphere. The two arms of the tube are inclined to horizontal at an angle of 45° each. A small pressure difference is created between two columns when the suction pump is removed. Will the column of mercury in V-tube execute simple harmonic motion? Neglect capillary and viscous forces. Find the time period of oscillation.


Answer:

In this problem we prove the S.H.M. by deriving standard equation ------(1),


which represents simple harmonic equation.


Let the height of the fluid in the left and right column are respectively.


Consider an element with mass which is at a height of unit from the bottom in the left column can be related as follows,


, where ρ = density of the fluid in the tube


A=Area of cross-section of the tube



For total potential energy we integrate the above,



Similarly, for right column we have,



∴ total potential energy,


Now initially



Let the vertical height of the liquid on both the tube be and when the pressure difference is produced the liquid in one tube drops by and liquid in the other raises by height of .


New height at left column for the fluid =


And new height at left column for the fluid =


∴ the total


Now the change in potential energy



Change in kinetic energy, ----(2)


Now if is the length of the tube,


then


And mass m is given as


Putting the above in the equation (2), we get,



∴ total energy =


Now the change in total energy is =0





Differentiating w.r.t. time t,


()


(∵ acceleration and here )



Now putting , we get,



-------(3)


Comparing (1) and (3) we see that the above equation represents S.H.M. and on comparing we get,







Question 5.

A tunnel is dug through the centre of the Earth. Show that a body of mass ‘m’ when dropped from rest from one end of the tunnel will execute simple harmonic motion.


Answer:

When the body is made to fall through the tunnel it falls with some acceleration, and on reaching the centre it has some velocity to move ahead. ∴ the velocity vector points away from the centre. But gravity of the earth tries to pull it back due to which it experiences force in opposite direction of motion. All happens when it crosses the centre for the first time.


And acceleration due to gravity inside the earth is given as,


,


where d=depth from the surface of the earth


and R=radius of the earth


∴ net force


Now let , which the distance from the centre of the earth.



∴ we see that is proportional to -


Hence it is Simple Harmonic Motion.


Comparing the above equation with ,where k is the spring constant,


We get,



And time period



Question 6.

A simple pendulum of time period 1s and length l is hung from a fixed support at O, such that the bob is at a distance H vertically above A on the ground (Fig. 14.11). The amplitude is θ0. The string snaps at θ = θ0 /2. Find the time taken by the bob to hit the ground. Also find distance from A where bob hits the ground. Assume θ0 to be small so that sine and cosine is equal to 1.




Answer:

The angular displacement for the pendulum is given as,


----(1)


Where is angular displacement at the given time t and is the maximum angular displacement of the pendulum, and is the angular frequency and t is the time t.


Given:


Time period T of oscillation is = 1s


Length of the pendulum is =



At ,


and,


at the string snaps,


putting the above in equation (1)






now since pendulum moves in the circular motion it must have angular velocity. For that, we differentiate eq. (1)



But



At t=1/6 s


------(2)


But we have a following relation between angular and linear velocity,


, where v is the linear velocity and r is radius and in this case r is the length of the string of the pendulum



Putting the above in equation (2)


We get,


------(3)


∴ the linear velocity at t=1/6 s is given as above.


Now at this stage the string snaps and bob starts a parabolic motion with the above calculated velocity in the tangential direction, thus we need to resolve it into x and y axis component.


Let us look at the vertical component,


Let the bob be at a height from the ground


Velocity along vertical axis,



Now using 2nd equation of motion, as the bob falls by H0 distance,





Now solving for t in the above quadratic equation we get,




Now neglecting the term containing , we get,



This is the same time period for which the bob travels along the x-axis after snapping takes place.


And there is no acceleration in the x-axis we can use following equation,


------(4)


Where s is the distance travelled along the x-axis and using equation (3) we can write,


(given )



∴ putting it in equation (4)



And



Since we are given that we can take =1


We get,




Now the horizontal distance from the point A at the time it snaps is,


(since is very)


∴ the distance at which it falls from the point A should be as follows,



The above is the final answer.