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Natural frequency is also known as eigenfrequency.

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Important Questions on Oscillations

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A simple harmonic oscillator of angular frequency 2 rad s-1 is acted upon by an external force F=sint NIf the oscillator is at rest in its equilibrium position at t=0, its position at later times is proportional to:
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Two pendulums C and D are suspended from a wire as shown in the given figure. Pendulum C is made to oscillate by displacing it from its mean position. It is seen that D also starts oscillating. Name the type of oscillation, D will execute.

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Distinguish between free and forced vibration.
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In case of a forced vibration, the resonance peak becomes very sharp when the
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How does the free vibration depend on the frequency?
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A vibration tuning fork is placed over the mouth of a burette filled with water. The tap is opened and the water level gradually falls. It is observed that the sound becomes the loudest for a particular length of air column.

Why does the sound become the loudest?

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A particle, with restoring force proportional to displacement and resisting force proportional to velocity is subjected to a force.

F=F0sinωt

If the amplitude of the particle is maximum for ω=ω1 and the energy of the particle is maximum for ω=ω2 then
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Two springs of force constants K1 and K2 , respectively, are connected to a mass m, as shown. The frequency of oscillation of the mass is f . If both K1 and K2 are made four times their original values, the frequency of oscillation becomes

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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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On what factors does the natural frequency of a body depend?
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State condition for a body to execute free vibrations.
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What are free and forced vibrations? Give one example of each.
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A particle of mass m is attached to a spring (of spring constant k) and has a natural angular frequency ω0-An external force F(t) proportional to cosωtωω0 is applied to the oscillator. The time displacement of the oscillator will be proportional to
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The force acting on a particle moving along x-axis is, F=-kx-v0t where, k is a positive constant. An observer moving at a constant velocity v0 along the x-axis looks at the particle. What kind of motion does he find for the particle?
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When a body of natural frequency n is subjected to the external force vibrating with frequency p, the body vibrates with frequency p under steady state with an amplitude which depends upon
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Explain natural and forced vibrations with example.
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A light pointer fixed to one prong of a tuning fork touches a vertical plate. The fork is set vibrating at a frequency of 56 Hz and allowed to free fall. Calculate how many complete oscillation are counted when plate falls at 10 cm
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A metal wire of linear mass density of 9.8 g m-1is stretched with a tension of kg-wt between two rigid supports 1 m apart. The wire passes at its middle point between the poles of a permanent magnet and it vibrates in resonance when carrying an alternating current of frequency n. the frequency n of the alternating sources is
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If the differential equation given by

d2ydt2+2kdydt+ω2y=F0 sin pt

Describes the oscillatory motion of body in a dissipative medium under the influence of a periodic force, then the state of maximum amplitude of the oscillation is a phenomena of
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Give one example each of natural vibration, forced vibration and resonance.