JEE Main & Advanced Physics Simple Harmonic Motion Question Bank Spring Pendulum

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    A mass M is suspended from a spring of negligible mass. The spring is pulled a little and then released so that the mass executes S.H.M. of time period T. If the mass is increased by m, the time period becomes 5T/3. Then the ratio of m/M is                                                                   [AIEEE 2003]

    A)            \[\frac{5}{3}\]                      

    B)            \[\frac{3}{5}\]

    C)            \[\frac{25}{9}\]                   

    D)            \[\frac{16}{9}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                       \[T\propto \sqrt{m}\] Þ \[\frac{{{T}_{2}}}{{{T}_{1}}}=\sqrt{\frac{{{m}_{2}}}{{{m}_{1}}}}\] Þ \[\frac{5}{3}=\sqrt{\frac{M+m}{M}}\]            Þ \[\frac{25}{9}=\frac{M+m}{M}\] Þ \[\frac{m}{M}=\frac{16}{9}\]


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