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CPP
SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION -SHEET: 2
LEVEL - I
1. A particle executes SHM with a time period of 4 s. Find the time taken by the particle to go directly
from its mean position to half of its amplitude.

2. A particle of mass m is performing simple harmonic

motion along line AB with amplitude 2a with centre of x
A O C B
oscillation as O. At t = 0 particle is at point C (OC = a) OA=OB=2a
and is moving towards B with velocity v = a 3 m/s. OC = a

Determine the equation of motion.

3. A particle executes simple harmonic motion about the point x = 0. At time t = 0, it has displacement
x = 2 cm and zero velocity. If the frequency of motion is 0.25 sec1, find
(a) The time period, (b) angular frequency, (c) the amplitude, (d) maximum speed,
(e) the displacement at t = 3 sec and (f) the velocity at t = 3 sec.

4. The equation of motion of a particle started at t = 0 is given by x = 5 sin(20 t + /3) where x is in

centimeter and t in second. When does the particle
(a) First come to rest ,
(b) First have zero acceleration,
(c) First have maximum speed?

5. The displacement ‘x’ of a particle at time ‘t’ is given by Y

(i) x = a sin (t + ) A B C

(ii) x = a cos (t + ) a/2, 0 0, 0 a, 0 X
t=0 t=0 t=0
then find  and  when the particle is at position A, B and
C.

6. Values of the acceleration x of a particle moving in simple harmonic motion as a function of its
displacement x are given in the table below.
x (mms2) 16 8 0.8 16
x (mm) 4 2 0.2 4
Calculate the period of the motion.

7. A particle executes simple harmonic motion of period 16s as it starts from mean position at t=0. Two
seconds later after it passes through the centre of oscillation its velocity is found to be 2 m/s. Find
the amplitude.

8. A particle performing SHM given by equation k = A sin (t + ). Initially the particle has velocity 2
m/s and displacement 1 cm from mean position. If the particle has 2 cm amplitude then find the
angular frequency of particle.

9. A particle is executing SHM of amplitude r. At a distance s from the mean position, the particle
receives a blow in the direction opposite to motion which instantaneously doubles the speed. Find
the new amplitude.

10. A particle performing SHM is found at its equilibrium at t = 1 second and it is found to have a speed
of 0.25 m/s at t = 2 seconds. If the period of oscillation is 6 seconds. Calculate amplitude of
oscillation.

LEVEL - II

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1. Two particles performing SHM have same amplitude and
x = A x=0 x = A/2 x=A
time period. Their positions at certain instants are shown
in the figure. Find the phase difference between them.
x = A/2 x=0
x = A x=A
2. A particle in S.H.M. crosses its equilibrium position at time t =2 sec. . When the motion advances by
one second more, its velocity is found to be /3 m/s. If the frequency of the motion is 1/6 s1 , find
the amplitude of the motion in meter.

3. Two particles move parallel to x-axis about the origin with the same amplitude and frequency. At a
certain instant, they are found at distance (A/3) from the origin on opposite sides but their velocities
are found to be in the same direction. What is the phase difference between the two?

4. A point oscillates along the x axis according to the law x = a cos (t - /4).
a) Find velocity projection vx and acceleration projection wx as functions of the coordinate x
b) Draw the approximate plots of displacement x, velocity projection vx, and acceleration projection
wx as functions of time

5. Speed v of a particle moving along a straight line, when it is at a distance x from a fixed point on the
line is given by v2 = 108 – 9x2 (all quantities in S.I. unit). Then
(A) The motion is uniform accelerated along the straight line.
(B) The magnitude of the acceleration at a distance 3 cm from the fixed point is 0.27 m/s2.
(C) The motion is simple harmonic about x = 12 m.
(D) The maximum displacement from the fixed point is 4 cm.

6. A point performs harmonic oscillations along a straight line with a period T = 0.60 s and an
amplitude a = 10.0 cm. Find the mean velocity of the point averaged over the time interval during
which it travels a distance a/2, starting from
a) the extreme position;
b) the equilibrium position

7. At the moment t = 0, a particle starts moving along the x axis so that its velocity projection varies as
vx = 35 cos t cm/s, where t is expressed in seconds. Find the distance that this particle covers
during t = 2.80s after the start.

8. A particle is executing SHM of amplitude A, about the mean position x = 0. Which of the following
cannot be a possible phase difference between the positions of the particle at x = + A/2 and x = –
A
.
2
(A) 75º (B) 165º
(C) 135º (D) 195º.

9. A particle is executing SHM along the x-axis given by x = A sin t. What is the magnitude of the
average acceleration of the particle between t = 0 and t = (T/4) s, where T is the time period of
oscillation.

10. Two particles are in SHM with same amplitude and frequency along the same line and about the
same point. If the maximum separation between them is 3 times their amplitude, what is the
phase difference between them?

11. The time period of a particle executing linear SHM is T. There is a point P at a distance x from the
mean position O. When the particle passes P towards O, it has a speed v. Find the time in which it
return to P again.

12. Two particle are in SHM on same straight line with amplitude A and 2A and with same angular
A
frequency . It is observed that when first particle is at a distance from origin and going toward
2
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mean position, other particle is at extreme position on the other side of mean position. Find phase
difference between the two particles

13. Two particles execute SHM with amplitude A and 2A and angular frequency  and 2 respectively.
2
At t = 0 they starts with some initial phase difference. At t  , they are in same phase. Find there
3
initial phase difference.

14. Two particles are in SHM with same angular frequency and amplitudes A and 2A respectively along
same straight line with same mean position. They cross each other at position A/2 distance from
mean position in opposite direction. Calculate the phase between them.

15. A particle of mass m moves in a straight line. If v is the velocity at a distance x from a fixed point on
the line varies as, v2 = a  bx2, where a and b are +ve constants, then
(A) the motion continues along the +ve x-direction only.
(B) the motion is SHM.
b
(C) the particle oscillates with a frequency equal to .
2
(D) total energy of particle is conserved.

16. The maximum acceleration of a particle in SHM is made two times keeping the maximum speed to
be constant. It is possible when
(A) Amplitude of oscillation is doubled while frequency remains constant.
(B) Amplitude is doubled while frequency is halved.
(C) Frequency is doubled while amplitude is halved.
(D) Frequency is doubled while amplitude remains constant.

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SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION -SHEET: 2
ANSWER KEY
LEVEL - I

1. x = A sin(t + o)
At t = 0, x = 0  A sin o = 0 or o = 0
Hence, x = A sin(t)
or A/2 = A sin(t)
or ½ = sin(t)
 1 
 t = sin1  2  =
6
 .T T 1
or t = = =  second
6 6  2  12 3

2. x = a ( 3 sin t + cos t)
v
v2 = 2(A2  x2) = 32a2   = = 1 rad/sec
3a
x = 2a sin(t + ), v = 2a cos (t + )
At t = 0, x = a & v = +ve
1
= sin 
2
  6
  = n + (1)n = 
6 5  6
v at  = /6 = + ve and v at  = 5/6 = ve
So,  = /6
x = 2a sin (t + ) = 2a[sin t cos + cost sin]
x = a ( 3 sin t + cos t)
1 1
3. (a) Time period T =   4 sec .
f 0.25 sec 1
2  2 
(b) Angular frequency  =   rad / sec = 1.57 rad/s
T 4 2
(c) Amplitude is the maximum displacement from mean position. Hence,
A = 2 – 0 = 2 cm
(d) Maximum speed Vmax = A = 2  /2 =  cm/s = 3.14 cm/s
(e) The displacement is given by
x = A sin(t + )
At t = 0, x = 2 cm,
 2 = 2 sin 
or sin  = 1 = sin 90
or  = 90
Now, at t = 3 sec
 
x = 2 sin   3   = 0
2 2
(f) Velocity at x = 0 is vmax, i.e. 3.14 cm/sec

  
4. (a) s (b) s (c) s
120 30 30

    4 3  
5.    , 0,  ,    , , 0
 6 2   3 2 

6. s

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7. x = a sin t and v = a cos t.

Here, t = 2, v = 2 m/s and T = 16 s;
2  2 
 2 = a cos   2
16  16 
a 
or 2 = cos
8 4
16 2 16  1.414
or a   7.2 m
 3.142

8. 200 rad/sec
x = A sin (t + )
x0 = A sin 
v0 = A cos 
2
 v2 
A= x 02   0 

On solving,  = 200 rad/sec
9. 4r 2  3s2
10. 3/2 m

LEVEL - II

1. /3

2. 2

3. Let equations of two SHM be

x1 = A sin t …(i)
x2 = A sin(t + ) …(ii)
A A
Given that  A sin t and   A sin  t   
3 3
Which gives
1
sin t = …(iii)
3
1
sin(t + ) =  …(iv)
3
From Eq. (iv),
1
sin t cos  + cos t sin  = –
3
1 1 1
 cos   1  sin  = 
3 9 3
or 9 cos2  + 2 cos   7 = 0
or cos  = 1, 7/9
7
  =  or cos1  9 

Differentiating (i) and (ii), we obtain

v1 = A cos t and v2 = A cos(t +)
If we put  = , we find v1 and v2 are of opposite signs. Hence,  =  is not acceptable
7
  = cos1  9 

2 2 2
4. a) (vx/a) + (x/a) = 1 and wx = – x

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b)

5. B

6. a) <v> = 3a/T = 0.50 m/s;

b) <v> = 6a/t = 1.0 m/s.

7. s = 0.6 m.

8. C
22 A
9.

2
10.
3
Let x1 = A sin t
x2 = A sin (t + )
x = x1  x2
d  x 
0
dt
T  vT  
11.   tan1 
  
 2x  
v = v   A 2  x2 
2 2 2
v v T A
 A  x2   x2 
 2
42  A 2  x2
 A 2  x2  A
v /   vT  x
  tan1    tan1    tan1  
 x   x   2x 
 
T T
t (2  2)  (   )
2 

12. 135º
13. 2/3
5  1
14.  sin1  
6 4
15. B, C, D
16. C

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