13.Oscillations
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A mass $m$ attached to a spring oscillates every $2\, sec$. If the mass is increased by $2 \,kg$, then time-period increases by $1\, sec$. The initial mass is ..... $kg$

A

$1.6$

B

$3.9$

C

$9.6$

D

$12.6$

(AIIMS-2000)

Solution

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

$ \Rightarrow \frac{{{T_2}}}{{{T_1}}} = \sqrt {\frac{{{m_2}}}{{{m_1}}}} $

==> $\frac{3}{2} = \sqrt {\frac{{m + 2}}{m}} $

$ \Rightarrow \frac{9}{4} = \frac{{m + 2}}{m}$

$ \Rightarrow m = \frac{8}{5}kg = 1.6\;kg$

Standard 11
Physics

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