A simple pendulum of length l, whose bob has mass m, oscillates with a period T.
If the bob is replaced by one of mass 4m, the period of oscillation is
T
Which of the following is true for a system consisting of a mass oscillating on the
end of an ideal spring?
The maximum kinetic energy occurs at maximum displacement of thr mass from its
equilibrium position
A 0.1 kilogram block is attached to an initially unstretched spring of force
constant k = 40 newtons per meter as shown above. The block is released from
rest at time t=0.
What is the amplitude of the resulting simple harmonic motion of the block?
1/40 m
A 0.1 kilogram block is attached to an initially unstretched spring of force
constant k = 40 newtons per meter as shown above. The block is released from
rest at time t=0.
At what time after release will the block first return to its initial position?
pi/10 s
A particle moves in simple harmonic motion represented by the graph above.
Which of the following represents the velocity of the particle as a function of
time?
v(t) = -4 pi sin pi t
GRAPH
A ball is dropped from a height of 10 meters onto a hard surface so that the
collision at the surface may be assumed elastic. Under such conditions the
motion of the ball is
Periodic with a period of about 2.8 s but not simple harmonic
GRAPH
Which of the following graphs shows the kinetic energy K of the particle as a
function of time t for one cycle of the motion?
<<<cos graph that goes through two cycles>>> LOOK AT THE GRAPH
GRAPH
Which of the following graphs shows the kinetic energy K of the particle as a
function of its displacement x?
<<<single mountain graph>>>
A particle moves in a circle in such a way that the x and y-coordinates of its
motion are given in meters as functions of time t in seconds by:
x = 5cos(3t) y=5sin(3t)
What is the period of revolution of the particle?
2pi / 3 s
A particle moves in a circle in such a way that the x and y-coordinates of its
motion are given in meters as functions of time t in seconds by: