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 A ring is hung on a nail. It can oscillate, without slipping or sliding (i) in its plane with a time period T1 and (ii) back and forth in a direction perpendicular to its plane, with a period T2. The ratio T1T2 will be :

JEE Main 2020 (05 Sep Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 23
  • B: 23
  • C: 32
  • D: 23
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An object of mass m is suspended at the end of a massless wire of length L and area of cross-section, A. Young modulus of the material of the wire is Y. If the mass is pulled down slightly its frequency of oscillation along the vertical direction is :

JEE Main 2020 (06 Sep Shift 1)

Options

  • A: f=12πmLYA
  • B: f=12πYAmL
  • C: f=12πmAVL
  • D: f=12πYLmA
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A mass of 5 kg is connected to a spring. The potential energy curve of the simple harmonic motion executed by the system is shown in the figure. A simple pendulum of length 4 m has the same period of oscillation as the spring system. What is the value of acceleration due to gravity on the planet where these experiments are performed ?

JEE Main 2021 (01 Sep Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 4 m s-2
  • B: 8 m s-2
  • C: 5 m s-2
  • D: 10 m s-2
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A particle is making simple harmonic motion along the X-axis. If at a distances x1 and x2 from the mean position the velocities of the particle are v1 and v2, respectively. The time period of its oscillation is given as:

JEE Main 2021 (20 Jul Shift 2)

Options

  • A: T=2πx22+x12v12-v22
  • B: T=2πx22+x12v12+v22
  • C: T=2πx22-x12v12+v22
  • D: T=2πx22-x12v12-v22
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In the given figure, a body of mass M is held between two massless springs, on a smooth inclined plane. The free ends of the springs are attached to firm supports. If each spring has spring constant k, the frequency of oscillation of given body is:

JEE Main 2021 (24 Feb Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 12π2kMgsinα
  • B: 12πkMgsinα
  • C: 12πk2M
  • D: 12π2kM
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The point A moves with a uniform speed along the circumference of a circle of radius 0.36 m and covers 30° in 0.1 s. The perpendicular projection P from A on the diameter MN represents the simple harmonic motion of P. The restoration force per unit mass when P touches M will be :

JEE Main 2021 (25 Feb Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 0.49 N
  • B: 9.87 N
  • C: 50 N
  • D: 100 N
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The variation of displacement with time of a particle executing free simple harmonic motion is shown in the figure.

The potential energy U(x) versus time t plot of the particle is correctly shown in figure:

JEE Main 2021 (27 Aug Shift 1)

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  • A:
  • B:
  • C:
  • D:
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Consider two identical springs each of spring constant k and negligible mass compared to the mass M as shown. Fig. 1 shows one of them and Fig. 2 shows their series combination. The ratios of time period of oscillation of the two SHM is TbTa=x, where value of x is ______.

(Round off to the Nearest Integer)

JEE Main 2021 (17 Mar Shift 1)

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Two simple harmonic motion, are represented by the equations

y1=10sin3πt+π3;  y2=5(sin3πt+3cos3πt)

Ratio of amplitude of y1 to y2=x:1. The value of x is

JEE Main 2021 (27 Aug Shift 2)

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The potential energy of a particle of mass 4 kg in motion along the x-axis is given by U=41-cos4x J. The time period of the particle for small oscillation sinθθ πK s. The value of K is _____ .

JEE Main 2022 (28 Jul Shift 2)

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A particle executes simple harmonic motion between x=A and x=+A. If time taken by particle to go from x = 0 to A2 is 2 s; then time taken by particle in going from x=A2 to A is:

JEE Main 2023 (25 Jan Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 3 s
  • B: 2 s
  • C: 1.5 s
  • D: 4 s
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For particle P revolving round the centre O with radius of circular path r and regular velocity ω, as shown in below figure, the projection of OP on the x-axis at time t is

JEE Main 2023 (08 Apr Shift 2)

Options

  • A: x(t)=r cosωt-π6
  • B: x(t)=r cosωt+π6
  • C: x(t)=r sinωt+π6
  • D: x(t)=r cos(ωt)
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In the figure given below. a block of mass M=490 g placed on a frictionless table is connected with two springs having same spring constant (K=2 N m-1). If the block is horizontally displaced through X m then the number of complete oscillations it will make in 14π seconds will be ______.

 

JEE Main 2023 (31 Jan Shift 1)

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The position, velocity and acceleration of a particle executing simple harmonic motion are found to have magnitudes of $4 \mathrm{~m}, 2 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ and $16 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$ at a certain instant. The amplitude of the motion is $\sqrt{x}, \mathrm{~m}$ where $x$ is ________

JEE Main 2024 (09 Apr Shift 1)

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A particle performs simple harmonic motion with amplitude A. Its speed is increased to three times at an instant when its displacement is 2A3. The new amplitude of motion is nA3. The value of n is _____.

JEE Main 2024 (31 Jan Shift 1)

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A simple pendulum is placed at a place where its distance from the earth's surface is equal to the radius of the earth. If the length of the string is 4 m, then the time period of small oscillations will be _________s.

[take g=π2 m s-2]

JEE Main 2024 (30 Jan Shift 2)

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