13.Oscillations
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A mass $m$ is suspended from a spring of force constant $k$ and just touches another identical spring fixed to the floor as shown in the figure. The time period of small oscillations is 

A

$2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{ m }{ k }}$

B

$\pi \sqrt{\frac{ m }{ k }}+\pi \sqrt{\frac{ m }{ k / 2}}$

C

$\pi \sqrt{\frac{ m }{3 k / 2}}$

D

$\pi \sqrt{\frac{ m }{ k }}+\pi \sqrt{\frac{ m }{2 k }}$

Solution

(d)

When the spring undergoes displacement in the downward direction it completes one half oscillation while it completes another half oscillation in the upward direction. The total time period is:

$T =\pi \sqrt{\frac{ m }{ k }}+\pi \sqrt{\frac{ m }{2 k }}$

Standard 11
Physics

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