JEE Main & Advanced Physics Simple Harmonic Motion Question Bank Spring Pendulum

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    A mass m is suspended from a spring of length l and force constant K. The frequency of vibration of the mass is \[{{f}_{1}}\]. The spring is cut into two equal parts and the same mass is suspended from one of the parts. The new frequency of vibration of mass is \[{{f}_{2}}\]. Which of the following relations between the frequencies is correct [NCERT 1983; CPMT 1986; MP PMT 1991; DCE 2002]

    A)            \[{{f}_{1}}=\sqrt{2}{{f}_{2}}\]                                           

    B)            \[{{f}_{1}}={{f}_{2}}\]

    C)            \[{{b}^{2}}<4ac\]                

    D)            \[{{f}_{2}}=\sqrt{2}{{f}_{1}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               When spring is cut into two equal parts then spring constant of each part will be 2K and so using \[n\propto \sqrt{K}\], new frequency will be \[\sqrt{2}\] times i.e. \[{{f}_{2}}=\sqrt{2}\,{{f}_{1}}\].


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