Free, forced and damped oscillations - class-XI
free, forced and damped oscillations
Questions
A particle is suspended from a light vertical inelastic string of length 'l' from a fixed support. At its equilibrium position, it is projected horizontally with a speed $\sqrt{6gl}$. Find the ratio of tension on string, its horizontal position to that in vertically above the point of support.
- $2:1$
- $4:1$
- $3:1$
- $5:1$
The amplitude of a damped harmonic oscillator becomes halved in $\ minute$. After three minutes, the amplitude will becomes $\dfrac{1}{x}$ of initial amplitude, where $x$ is ?
- $8$
- $2$
- $3$
- $4$
A particle performing SHM is found at its equilibrium at $ t=1\ sec$ and it is found to have a speed of $0.25 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s} $ at $ \mathrm{t}=2\ \mathrm{sec} $ . If the period of oscillation is $6\ \mathrm{sec} $. Calculate amplitude of oscillation
- $ \frac{3}{2 \pi} \mathrm{m} $
- $ \frac{3}{ \pi} \mathrm{m} $
- $ \frac{6}{2 \pi} \mathrm{m} $
- $ \frac{6}{ \pi} \mathrm{m} $
Assertion (A): In damped vibrations, amplitude of oscillation decreases
Reason (R): Damped vibrations indicate loss of energy due to air resistance
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
- A is true and R is false
- A is false and R is true
A particle with restoring force proportional to displacement and resisting force proportional to velocity is subjected to a force $F \ sin \omega.$ If the amplitude of the particle is maximum for $\omega = \omega _1$ and the energy of the particle is maximum for $\omega = \omega _2$ then (where $\omega _0$ natural frequency of oscillation of particle)
- $\omega _1 = \omega _0 \ and \ \omega _2 \neq \omega _0$
- $\omega _1 = \omega _0 \ and \ \omega _2 = \omega _0$
- $\omega _1 \neq \omega _0 \ and \ \omega _2 =\omega _0$
- $\omega _1 \neq \omega _0 \ and \ \omega _2 \neq \omega _0$
Few particles undergo damped harmonic motion. Values for the spring constant $k$ , the damping constant $b$ , and the mass $m$ are given below. Which leads to the smallest rate of loss of mechanical energy at the initial moment?
- $ k = 100N/m , m = 50 g, b = 8 g/s $
- $ k = 150 N/m , m = 50 g, b = 5 g/s $
- $ k = 150N/m , m = 10g, b = 8 g/s $
- $ k = 200N/m , m = 8g, b = 6 g/s $
A bar magnet oscillates with a frequency of$ 10 $ oscillations per minute. When another bar magnet is placed on its axis at a small distance, it oscillates at $14$ oscillations per minute. Now, the second bar magnet is turned so that poles are instantaneous, keeping the location same. The new frequency of oscillation will be
- $2$ vibrations/min
- $4$ vibrations/min
- $10$ vibrations/min
- $14$ vibrations/min
The angular frequency of the damped oscillator is given by $\omega =\sqrt{\left(\frac{k}{m} -\dfrac{r^2}{4m^2}\right)}$ where k is the spring constant, m is the mass of the oscillator and r is the damping constant. If the ratio $\dfrac{r^2}{mk}$ is $8%$, the changed in time period compared to the undamped oscillator is approximately as follows:
- Increases by 1%
- Decreases by 1%
- Decreases by 8%
- increases by 8%
The amplitude of a damped oscillator becomes $\left (\dfrac {1}{3}\right )rd$ in $2s$. If its amplitude after $6\ s$ in $\dfrac {1}{n}$ times the original amplitude, the value of $n$ is
- $3^{2}$
- $3\sqrt {2}$
- $3^{3}$
- $2^{3}$
In damped oscillations, damping force is directly proportional to speed to oscilator . If amplitude becomes half of its maximum value in 1s , then after 2 s amplitude will be (intial amplitude =$A _{0}$)
- $\dfrac{1}{4}A _{0}$
- $\dfrac{1}{2}A _{0}$
- $\dfrac{1}{5}A _{0}$
- $\dfrac{1}{7}A _{0}$
In damped oscillation mass is $1\ kg$ and spring constant $=100\ N/m$, damping coefficeint$=0.5\ kg\ s^{-1}$. If the mass displaced by $10\ cm$ from its mean position then what will be the value of its mechanical energy after $4$ seconds?
- $0.67\ J$
- $0.067\ J$
- $6.7\ J$
- $0.5\ J$
The amplitude of a damped harmonic oscillator becomes $\left (\dfrac {1}{27}\right )^{th}$ of its initial value $A _{0}$ after $6$ minute. What was the amplitude after $2\ minutes$?
- $A _{0}/6$
- $A _{0}/9$
- $A _{0}/4$
- $A _{0}/3$
The amplitude of a damped oscillator decreases to $0.9$ times its initial value in $5$ seconds. By how many times to its initial value, energy of oscillation decreases to, in $10$ seconds?
- $0.81$
- $0.73$
- $0.95$
- $0.66$
In forced oscillation displacement equation is $x(t)=A\cos(\omega _{d}t+\theta)$ then amplitude $'A'$ vary with forced angular frequency $\omega _{d}$ and natural angular frequency $'\omega'$ as (b=dumping constant)
- $\dfrac{F}{m\omega^{2}}$
- $\dfrac{F}{\left\{m^{2}(\omega^{2}-\omega _{d}^{2})^{2}+\omega _{d}^{2}b^{2}\right\}^{1/2}}$
- $\dfrac{F}{m(\omega^{2}-\omega _{d}^{2})}$
- $\dfrac { F }{ { \left\{ m\left( { \omega } _{ d }^{ 2 }{ b }^{ 2 } \right) +\left( { \omega }^{ 2 }-{ \omega } _{ d }^{ 2 } \right) \right\} }^{ 1/2 } } $
In damped oscillation, the amplitude of oscillation is reduced to 1/3 of its initial value $A _0$ at the end of 100 oscillations. When the system completes 200 oscillations, its amplitude must be
- $\dfrac{A _0}{2}$
- $\dfrac{A _0}{4}$
- $\dfrac{A _0}{6}$
- $\dfrac{A _0}{9}$
If ${ \omega } _{ 0 }$ is natural frequency of damped forced oscillation and p that of driving force, then for amplitude resonance
- ${ p } _{ r }={ \omega } _{ 0 }$
- ${ p } _{ r }<{ \omega } _{ 0 }$
- ${ p } _{ r }>{ \omega } _{ 0 }$
- None of these
A pendulum with time of 1 s is losing energy due to damping. At certain time its energy is 45 J. If after completing 15 oscillations, its energy has become 15 J, its damping constant (in $s^{-1}$) is
- 2
- $\dfrac{1}{15} ln 3$
- $\dfrac{1}{2}$
- $\dfrac{1}{30} ln 3$
The amplitude of a damped oscillator decreases to 0.9times its original magnitude in 5s. In another 10s it will decrease to $\alpha$ times its original magnitude, where $\alpha$ equals
- 0.7
- 0.81
- 0.729
- 0.6
A mass of 50 kg is suspended from a spring of stiffness 10 kN/m. It is set oscillating and it is observed that two successive oscillations have amplitudes of 10 mm and 1 mm. Determine the damping ratio.
- 0.315
- 0.328
- 0.344
- 0.353
A simple harmonic oscillator of angular frequency $2\ rad\ s^{-1}$ is acted upon by an external force $F = \sin t\ N$. If the oscillator is at rest in its equilibrium position at $t = 0$, its position at later times is proportional to
- $\sin t + \dfrac {1}{2} \sin 2t$
- $\sin t + \dfrac {1}{2} \cos 2t$
- $\cos t - \dfrac {1}{2} \sin 2t$
- $\sin t - \dfrac {1}{2} \sin 2t$
A body of mass $\text{600 gm}$ is attached to a spring of spring constant $\text{k = 100 N/m}$ and it is performing damped oscillations. If damping constant is $0.2$ and driving force is $F = F _{0}$ $cos(\omega t)$ where $F _{0}=20N$ Find the amplitude of oscillation at resonance.
- $\text{4.1 m}$
- $\text{0.57 m}$
- $\text{7.7 m}$
- $\text{0.98 m}$
An ideal gas enclosed in a vertical cylindrical container supports a freely moving piston of mass M. The piston and the cylinder have equal cross sectional area A. When the piston is in equilibrium, the volume of the gas $ \mathrm{V} _{0} $ and its pressure is $ \mathrm{P} _{0} $ The piston is slightly displaced from the equilibrium position and released. Assuming that the system is completely isolated from its surrounding, the piston executes a simple harmonic motion with frequency.
- $ \dfrac{1}{2 \pi} \dfrac{\mathrm{A} \gamma P _{0}}{V _{0} M} $
- $ \dfrac{1}{2 \pi} \dfrac{V _{0} M P _{0}}{A^{2} \gamma} $
- $ \dfrac{1}{2 \pi} \sqrt{\dfrac{A^{2} \gamma P _{0}}{M V _{0}}} $
- $ \dfrac{1}{2 \pi} \sqrt{\dfrac{M V _{0}}{A \gamma P _{0}}} $
The amplitude of a damped oscillator becomes half on one minute. The amplitude after 3 minute will be $\displaystyle\dfrac{1}{X}$ times the original, where $X$ is
- $2\times 3$
- $2^3$
- $3^2$
- $3\times 2^2$
The equation of a damped simple harmonic motion is $ m \frac {d^2x}{dt^2} + b \frac {dx}{dt} + kx=0 . $ Then the angular frequency of oscillation is:
- $ \omega = ( \frac {k}{m}+\frac {b}{4m})^{1/2} $
- $ \omega = ( \frac {k}{m}-\frac {b}{4m})^{1/2} $
- $ \omega = ( \frac {k}{m}+\frac {b^2}{4m})^{1/2} $
- $ \omega = ( \frac {k}{m}-\frac {b^2}{4m^2})^{1/2} $
The amplitude of a damped oscillator decreases to $0.9$ times to its original magnitude in $5s$. In another $10s$, it will decrease to $\alpha$ times to its original magnitude, where $\alpha$ equals.
- $0.7$
- $0.81$
- $0.729$
- $0.6$
A lightly damped oscillator with a frequency $\left( \omega \right) $ is set in motion by harmonic driving force of frequency $\left( n \right) $. When $n\ll \omega $, then response of the oscillator is controlled by
- Oscillator frequency
- spring constant
- Damping coefficient
- Inertia of the mass
On account of damping , the frequency of a vibrating body
- remains unaffceted
- increases
- decreases
- changes erratically
In damped oscillations, the amplitude after $50$ oscillations is $0.8;a _0$, where $a _0$ is the initial amplitude, then the amplitude after $150$ oscillations is
- $0.512\;a _0$
- $0.280\;a _0$
- Zero
- $a _0$
When an oscillator completes $100$ oscillations its amplitude reduces to $\displaystyle\dfrac{1}{3}$ of its initial value. What will be its amplitude when it completes $200$ oscillations?
- $\displaystyle\dfrac{1}{8}$
- $\displaystyle\dfrac{2}{3}$
- $\displaystyle\dfrac{1}{6}$
- $\displaystyle\dfrac{1}{9}$
In reality, a spring won't oscillate for ever. will the amplitude of oscillation until eventually the system is at rest.
- Frictional force, increase
- Viscous force, decrease
- Frictional force, decrease
- Viscous force, increase
Undamped oscillations are practically impossible because
- there is always loss of energy.
- there is no force opposing friction.
- energy is not conserved in such oscillations.
- None of these.
Dampers are found on bridges
- to allow natural oscillations to occur.
- to prevent them from swaying due to wind.
- to prevent resonance of frequencies.
- None of these.
If we wish to represent the equation for the position of the mass in terms of a differential equation, which one of these would be the most suitable?
- $ m \dfrac{d^2x}{dt^2} + b \dfrac{dx}{dt} + kx = 0$
- $ m \dfrac{d^2x}{dt^2} - b \dfrac{dx}{dt} + kx = 0$
- $ m \dfrac{d^2x}{dt^2} + b \dfrac{dx}{dt} - kx = 0$
- $ m \dfrac{d^2x}{dt^2} -b \dfrac{dx}{dt} - kx = 0$
Two point masses $m _1$ and $m _2$ are coupled by a spring of spring. Constant $k$ and uncompressed length $L _0$. The spring is fully compressed and a thread ties the masses together with negligible separation between them. The tied assembly is moving in the $+x$ direction with uniform speed $v _0$. At a time, say $t = 0$, it is passing the origin and at that instant the thread breaks. The masses, attached to the spring, start oscillating. The displacement of mass $m _1$ given by $x _1(t) = v _0 t(1 - cos \omega t)$ where $A$ is a constant. Find (i) the displacement $x _2(t)$ is $m _2$, and (ii) the relationship between $A$ and $L _0$.
- (i) $v _0 t + \dfrac{m _1}{2m _2}A(1 - cos \omega t)$
(ii) $A = \left(\dfrac{m _2}{2m _1 + m _2}\right)$ - (i) $v _0 t + \dfrac{m _1}{m _2}A(1 - cos \omega t)$
(ii) $A = \left(\dfrac{m _2}{m _1 + m _2}\right)$ - (i) $v _0 t + \dfrac{m _1}{3m _2}A(1 - cos \omega t)$
(ii) $A = \left(\dfrac{m _2}{3m _1 + m _2}\right)$ - (i) $v _0 t + \dfrac{m _1}{4m _2}A(1 - cos \omega t)$
(ii) $A = \left(\dfrac{m _2}{4m _1 + m _2}\right)$
To and fro motion of a particle about its mean position is called -
- frequency
- amplitude
- vibration
- acceleration
The time taken by a vibrating body to complete one vibration is called its frequency. True or false.
- True
- False