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The document contains a series of oscillation problems designed for students, covering topics such as natural frequency, simple harmonic motion, maximum velocity, damping, and forced oscillations. Each problem presents a specific scenario involving mass, spring constants, and oscillation characteristics, requiring calculations and theoretical explanations. The problems are aimed at enhancing understanding of oscillatory motion in physics.

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The document contains a series of oscillation problems designed for students, covering topics such as natural frequency, simple harmonic motion, maximum velocity, damping, and forced oscillations. Each problem presents a specific scenario involving mass, spring constants, and oscillation characteristics, requiring calculations and theoretical explanations. The problems are aimed at enhancing understanding of oscillatory motion in physics.

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Oscillations Problems

Niranjana K M, RV College of Engineering

October 15, 2024

1. a) A mass of 1kg is attached to a spring of stiffness constant 16 Nm−1 . Find


its natural frequency. b) If the natural frequency need to be doubled how
much should be the mass used?
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2. Displacement of a body as a function of time is given by 𝑦 = 𝐴𝑒 𝑖𝜔𝑡 , 𝑖 = −1,
where 𝐴 and 𝜔 are constants. Show that it represents a simple harmonic
motion.
3. Displacement of a particle of mass  10 g executes simple harmonic motion
given by 𝑥 = 15cm sin 2𝜋𝑡 𝑇 + 𝜙 where 𝑇 is its time period. If its displace-
ment at 𝑡 = 0 is is found to be 3 cm then calculate the phase 𝜙 of the particle.
4. Calculate the natural frequency of longitudinal oscillations of a body of
mass 1kg connected by 3 parallel springs of spring constant 2N/m, 3N/m
and 4N/m respectively. Neglect the masses of the springs.
5. For a simple harmonic motion 𝑦 = 𝑦𝑚 cos(𝜔𝑡 + 𝜙) obtain expressions for
maximum velocity and maximum acceleration.
6. A particle oscillating with simple harmonic motion has time period 10s and
amplitude 5cm. Calculate its maximum velocity.
7. A mass of 1kg is hanging at rest by a spring of force constant 80N/m. Find
the distance by which the mass should be pulled down so that on being
released it may pass the equilibrium position with a velocity 1m/s.
8. If displacement of an oscillator is given by 𝑦 = 𝑎 cos(𝜔𝑡) + 𝑏 sin(𝜔𝑡), where
𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝜔 are constants. a) Show that it is a simple harmonic motion. b)
If 𝑎 = 3cm, 𝑏 = 4cm, 𝜔 = 2rad s−1 , find its i) time period, ii) maximum
velocity, iii) amplitude and iv) maximum acceleration.
9. A mass of 250g is suspended from a vertical spring having force constant
25 N/m. What should be the damping in the system so that the motion is
critically damped.
10. A 25g mass is suspended from a vertical spring with force constant 25N/m.
The mechanical resistance of the system is 1.5Ns/m. Find out whether the
damping is low, critical or heavy.

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11. A 25g mass is suspended from a vertical spring with force constant 25N/m.
The mechanical resistance of the system is 1.5Ns/m. Find out time period
of the oscillations.

12. Calculate the damping frequency of an oscillator whose time period in-
creases from 0.2𝜋 s to 2𝜋/9 s under the action of damping. Also calculate the
time after which the amplitude of oscillation becomes half of the amplitude
at 𝑡 = 0.

13. Calculate the peak amplitude of a forced oscillator whose natural frequency
is (5/𝜋) Hz and damping frequency is 0.5 rad/s. Given external force per
unit mass is 5 N/kg.

14. A body of mass 500g is attached to a spring and the system is driven by
an external periodic force with amplitude 15N and frequency 0.796Hz. The
spring extends to a length of 88mm under the given load. Calculate the
amplitude of oscillations if the damping coefficient is 5.05kg/s.

2 Dept. of Physics, RVCE, Bengaluru

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