Question

A pendulum made of a uniform wire of cross sectional area $$A$$ has time period $$T$$. When an additional mass $$M$$ is added to its bob, the time period changes to $${T_M.}$$ If the Young's modulus of the material of the wire is $$Y$$ then $$\frac{1}{Y}$$ is equal to:
($$g$$ = gravitational acceleration)

A. $$\left[ {1 - {{\left( {\frac{{{T_M}}}{T}} \right)}^2}} \right]\frac{A}{{Mg}}$$
B. $$\left[ {1 - {{\left( {\frac{T}{{{T_M}}}} \right)}^2}} \right]\frac{A}{{Mg}}$$
C. $$\left[ {{{\left( {\frac{{{T_M}}}{T}} \right)}^2} - 1} \right]\frac{A}{{Mg}}$$  
D. $$\left[ {1 - {{\left( {\frac{{{T_M}}}{T}} \right)}^2}} \right]\frac{{Mg}}{A}$$
Answer :   $$\left[ {{{\left( {\frac{{{T_M}}}{T}} \right)}^2} - 1} \right]\frac{A}{{Mg}}$$
Solution :
As we know, time period,
$$T = 2p\sqrt {\frac{\ell }{g}} $$
When additional mass $$M$$ is added then
$$\eqalign{ & {T_M} = 2p\sqrt {\frac{{\ell + D\ell }}{g}} \cr & \frac{{{T_M}}}{T} = \sqrt {\frac{{\ell + D\ell }}{\ell }} \,{\text{or}}\,{\left( {\frac{{{T_M}}}{T}} \right)^2} = \frac{{\ell + \Delta \ell }}{\ell } \cr & {\text{or,}}\,{\left( {\frac{{{T_M}}}{T}} \right)^2} = 1 + \frac{{Mg}}{{Ay}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ {\because \Delta \ell = \frac{{Mg\ell }}{{Ay}}} \right] \cr & \therefore \frac{1}{y} = \left[ {{{\left( {\frac{{{T_M}}}{T}} \right)}^2} - 1} \right]\frac{A}{{Mg}} \cr} $$

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Releted Question 1

Two bodies $$M$$ and $$N$$ of equal masses are suspended from two separate massless springs of spring constants $${k_1}$$ and $${k_2}$$ respectively. If the two bodies oscillate vertically such that their maximum velocities are equal, the ratio of the amplitude of vibration of $$M$$ to that of $$N$$ is

A. $$\frac{{{k_1}}}{{{k_2}}}$$
B. $$\sqrt {\frac{{{k_1}}}{{{k_2}}}} $$
C. $$\frac{{{k_2}}}{{{k_1}}}$$
D. $$\sqrt {\frac{{{k_2}}}{{{k_1}}}} $$
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A particle free to move along the $$x$$-axis has potential energy given by $$U\left( x \right) = k\left[ {1 - \exp \left( { - {x^2}} \right)} \right]$$      for $$ - \infty \leqslant x \leqslant + \infty ,$$    where $$k$$ is a positive constant of appropriate dimensions. Then

A. at points away from the origin, the particle is in unstable equilibrium
B. for any finite nonzero value of $$x,$$ there is a force directed away from the origin
C. if its total mechanical energy is $$\frac{k}{2},$$  it has its minimum kinetic energy at the origin.
D. for small displacements from $$x = 0,$$  the motion is simple harmonic
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The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum of length $$L$$ suspended from the roof of a vehicle which moves without friction down an inclined plane of inclination $$\alpha ,$$ is given by

A. $$2\pi \sqrt {\frac{L}{{g\cos \alpha }}} $$
B. $$2\pi \sqrt {\frac{L}{{g\sin \alpha }}} $$
C. $$2\pi \sqrt {\frac{L}{g}} $$
D. $$2\pi \sqrt {\frac{L}{{g\tan \alpha }}} $$
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A particle executes simple harmonic motion between $$x = - A$$  and $$x = + A.$$  The time taken for it to go from 0 to $$\frac{A}{2}$$ is $${T_1}$$ and to go from $$\frac{A}{2}$$ to $$A$$ is $${T_2.}$$ Then

A. $${T_1} < {T_2}$$
B. $${T_1} > {T_2}$$
C. $${T_1} = {T_2}$$
D. $${T_1} = 2{T_2}$$

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