BITSAT SERIES
Physics

Energy In Simple Harmonic Motion

7 previous year questions.

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Chapter Questions
7 MCQs

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PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A long string is stretched by and the potential energy is . If the spring is stretched by , its potential energy will be
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V/25
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V/5
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5 V
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25 V
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PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
An instantaneous displacement of a simple harmonic oscillator is . Its speed will be maximum at time
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PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
Two particles P and Q describe S.H.M. of same amplitude and same frequency along the same straight line. The maximum distance between the two particles is . The initial phase difference between the particles is:
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zero
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PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A tunnel is dug through the centre of the earth and a ball is released in it. It executes S.H.M. with time period:
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42 minutes
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1 day
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1 hour
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84.6 minutes
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PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A point particle of mass 0.1kg is executing S.H.M. of amplitude 0.1m. When the particle passes through the mean position, its kinetic energy is 8×10⁻3J. Obtain the equation of motion of this particle if its initial phase of oscillation is .
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y=0.2sin(2t+(π)/(4))
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PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A particle of mass m executes SHM with amplitude a and frequency ν. The average kinetic energy during its motion from the position of equilibrium to the end is:
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4π² m a² ν²
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PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
The displacement of a particle is given at time t, by: x = Asin(-2ω t) + Bsin² ω t Then,
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the motion of the particle is SHM with an amplitude of √(A² + (B²)/(4))
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the motion of the particle is not SHM, but oscillatory with a time period of T = π/ω
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the motion of the particle is oscillatory with a time period of T = π/2ω
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the motion of the particle is periodic.