JEE Main & Advanced Physics Simple Harmonic Motion Question Bank Mock Test - Simple Harmonic Motion

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    A particle of mass m is executing oscillations about the origin on the.\[Y\]-axis with amplitude\[A\].Its potential energy is given as\[U(x)=b{{x}^{4}}\], where \[\beta \] is a positive constant. The \[x\]-coordinate of the particle, where the potential energy is one-third of the kinetic energy, is

    A) \[\pm \frac{A}{2}\]                  

    B) \[\pm \frac{A}{\sqrt{2}}\]

    C) \[\pm \frac{A}{3}\]                  

    D) \[\pm \frac{A}{\sqrt{3}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] \[U=\beta {{x}^{4}}\](Given) \[\therefore {{U}_{\max }}=\beta {{A}^{4}}\] \[K(x)={{U}_{\max }}-U(x)=\beta {{A}^{4}}-\beta {{x}^{4}}=\beta ({{A}^{4}}-{{x}^{4}})\]\[U(x)=\frac{1}{23}K(x)\](Given) \[\therefore \beta {{x}^{4}}=\frac{1}{3}\beta ({{A}^{4}}-{{x}^{4}})\] \[\Rightarrow x=\pm \frac{A}{\sqrt{2}}\]


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