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81.

When the displacement is one-half the amplitude in SHM, the fraction of the total energy that is potential is

  • 12

  • 34

  • 14

  • 18


C.

14

E = 12 2a2U = 12 2y2 U = 12 2 × 12 a2  U = 14 × 12 2a2       U = 14 E


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82.

The equation of a simple harmonic motion is X = 0.34 cos (3000 t + 0.74), where X and t are in mm and sec respectively. The frequency of the motion in Hz is

  • 3000

  • 30002π

  • 0.742π

  • 3000π


83.

The displacement time graph of a particle executing SHM is as shown in the figure.

                     

The corresponding force time graph of the particle is


84.

 A simple pendulum has a length l and the mass of the bob is m. The bob is given a charge q coulomb. The pendulum is suspended between the vertical plates of a charged parallel plate capacitor. If E is the electric field strength between the plates, the time period of the pendulum is given by

  • 2πlg

  • 2πlg + qEm

  • 2πlg - qEm

  • 2πlg2 + qEm2


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85.

The equation of a simple harmonic wave is given by y = 5 sin π2 100t - x, where x and y are in metre and time is in second. The period of the wave in second will be

  • 0.04

  • 0.01

  • 1

  • 5


86.

A simple pendulum is suspended from the ceiling of a lift. When the lift is at rest its time period is T. With what acceleration should the lift be accelerated upwards in order to reduce its period to T/ 2? (g is acceleration due to gravity).

  • 2 g

  • 3 g

  • 4 g

  • g


87.

The equation of a simple harmonic wave is given by y = 6 sin 2π (2t − 0.1x), where x and y are in mm and t is in seconds. The phase difference between two particles 2 mm apart at any instant is

  • 18°

  • 36°

  • 54°

  • 72°


88.

Two simple harmonic motions are represented by

       y1 = 5 sin 2πt + 3 cos 2πtand y2 = 5 sin 2πt + π4

The ratio of their amplitudes is

  • 1 : 1 

  • 2 : 1

  • 1 : 3

  • 3 : 1


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89.

A particle executing a simple harmonic motion has a period of 6 s. The time taken by the particle to move from the mean position to half the amplitude, starting from the mean position is

  • 32 s

  • 12 s

  • 34 s

  • 14 s


90.

A particle executes SHM with amplitude 0.2 m and time period 24 s. The time required it to move from the mean position to a point 0.1 m from the mean position is

  • 12 s

  • 2 s

  • 8 s

  • 3 s


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