13.Oscillations
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A spring has a certain mass suspended from it and its period for vertical oscillation is $T$. The spring is now cut into two equal halves and the same mass is suspended from one of the halves. The period of vertical oscillation is now

A

$\frac{T}{2}$

B

$\frac{T}{\sqrt{2}}$

C

$\sqrt{2}T$

D

$2T$

Solution

(b) $T = 2\pi \sqrt {\frac{m}{k}} $. 

Also spring constant $(k) \propto \frac{1}{{{\rm{Length (}}L)}}$, when the spring is half in length, then $k$ becomes twice. 

$\therefore T' = 2\pi \sqrt {\frac{m}{{2k}}} $

$\Rightarrow \frac{{T'}}{T} = \frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }} $

$\Rightarrow T' = \frac{T}{{\sqrt 2 }}$

Standard 11
Physics

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