
A simple pendulum has time-period . The point of suspension is now moved upward according to the relation , where is the vertical displacement. The time period now becomes . The ratio of is ()


Important Questions on Oscillations
Two masses and are suspended together by a massless spring of constant . When the masses are in equilibrium, is removed without disturbing the system. The amplitude of oscillation is


A uniform rod of length and mass is pivoted at the centre. Its two ends are attached to two springs of equal spring constants . The springs are fixed to the rigid supports as shown in Fig 22.70, and rod is free to oscillate in the horizontal plane. The rod is gently pushed through a small angle in one direction and released. The frequency of oscillation is

The mass shown in Fig 22.71 oscillates in simple harmonic motion with amplitude . The amplitude of the point is


A small block is connected to one end of a massless spring of unstretched length . The other end of the spring is fixed. The system lies on a horizontal frictionless surface. The block is stretched by and released from rest at . It then executes simple harmonic motion with angular frequency . Simultaneously at , a small pebble is projected with speed from point at an angle of as shown in the figure. Point is at a distance of from . If the pebble hits the block at , the value of is

The amplitude of a damped oscillator decreases to times its original magnitude is . In another it will decrease to times its original magnitude, where equals

An ideal gas enclosed in a vertical cylindrical container supports a freely moving piston of mass . The piston and the cylinder have equal cross-sectional area . When the piston is in equilibrium, the volume of the gas is and its pressure is . The piston is slightly displaced from the equilibrium position and released. Assuming that the system is completely isolated from its surroundings, the piston executes a simple harmonic motion with the frequency
