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The total energy of a particle executing linear S.H.M. is purely potential at both extreme points of its motion.

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Important Questions on Oscillations

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The total energy of a body executing simple harmonic motion is E. The kinetic energy when the displacement is 1/3 of the amplitude
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Obtain an expression for potential energy of a particle performing S.H.M. What is the value of potential energy at (i) Mean position and (ii) Extreme position.
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At which position, the total energy of a particle executing linear S.H.M. is purely potential?
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A particle is executing simple harmonic motion (SHM) of amplitude A, along the x -axis, about x=0. When its potential Energy PE equals kinetic energy KE, the position of the particle will be:
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A particle doing SHM having amplitude 5 cm, mass 0.5 kg and angular frequency 5 rad/s is at 1 cm from mean position. Find potential energy and kinetic energy.
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In damped oscillation mass 1 kg and spring constant =100 N m-1,  damping coefficient =0.5 kg s-1. If the mass is displaced by 10 cm from its mean position then what will be the value of its mechanical energy after 4 s?
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The total energy of a particle, executing simple harmonic motion is

Where x is the displacement from the mean position.
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A particle is oscillating in SHM. What fraction of total energy is kinetic when the particle is at A2 from the mean position? (A is the amplitude of oscillation)
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A particle undergoing simple harmonic motion has time dependent displacement given by xt=Asinπt90. The ratio of kinetic to potential energy of this particle at t=210 s will be:
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A particle is performing S.H.M between x=-A and x=+A. The position of particle where K.E. equals to P.E.
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The displacement of a particle of mass 3 g executing simple harmonic motion is given by Y=3 sin(0.2t) in SI units. The KE of the particle at a point which is at a distance equal to 1/3 of its amplitude from its mean position is
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A particle is executing a simple harmonic motion of amplitude A. At a distance x from the centre, the particle receives a blow in the direction of motion which instantaneously doubles the velocity. Its new amplitude will be
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The ratio of the K.E. and P.E. possessed by a body executing SHM when it is at distance of 1n of its amplitude from the mean position is
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A particle is executing simple harmonic motion of amplitude A. When the potential energy of particle is half of its maximum potential energy, then displacement from its equilibrium position is
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The total energy of a particle, executing simple harmonic motion is
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In SHM restoring force is F=-k x, where k is force constant, x is displacement and A is amplitude of motion, then total energy depends upon
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A body is executing simple harmonic motion. At a displacement x from mean position, its potential energy is E1 = 2J and at a displacement y from mean position, its potential energy is E2 = 8J. The potential energy E at a displacement (x + y) from mean position is
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The ratio of kinetic energy at mean position to potential energy at A 2 ( A is the amplitude)  of a particle performing SHM is (Consider the mean position as reference point)
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The displacement of two identical particles executing SHM are represented by equations,
            x 1 = 4 sin 1 0 t + π 6   and   x 2 = 5 cos ω t
For what value of ω , energy of both the particles is same?
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Potential energy at the mean position of SHM is _____.