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Simple Harmonic Motion question

2002 · Shift 0 · Q153
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Simple Harmonic Motion question

2002 · Shift 0 · Q153

JEE MainPhysicsSimple Harmonic MotionMCQ+4 / −1
If a spring has time period T,T,T, and is cut into nnn equal parts, then the time period of each part will be
  1. A
    TnT\sqrt nTn​
  2. B
    T/nT/\sqrt nT/n​
  3. C
    nTnTnT
  4. D
    TTT
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Correct answer: B

  1. Time period of a mass-spring system

    For a spring of force constant kkk attached to a mass mmm, the time period is T=2πmk.T = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}.T=2πkm​​.

  2. Effect of cutting the spring into nnn equal parts

    The spring constant of a spring is inversely proportional to its length: k∝1L.k \propto \frac{1}{L}.k∝L1​.

    If the original spring of length LLL is cut into nnn equal parts, each part has length Ln.\frac{L}{n}.nL​.

    Therefore, the spring constant of each part becomes k′=nk.k' = nk.k′=nk.

  3. New time period for each part

    Using the same mass mmm, the time period of one part is T′=2πmk′=2πmnk.T' = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{m}{k'}} = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{m}{nk}}.T′=2πk′m​​=2πnkm​​.

    Since T=2πmk,T = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{m}{k}},T=2πkm​​, we get T′=Tn.T' = \frac{T}{\sqrt{n}}.T′=n​T​.

  4. Option check

    • A: TnT\sqrt nTn​ ❌
    • B: T/nT/\sqrt nT/n​ ✅
    • C: nTnTnT ❌
    • D: TTT ❌

Therefore, the correct answer is Option B.

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