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COMEDK · Physics · 15. Oscillations

Time period of oscillation of a mass suspended from a spring is \(T\). If the spring is cut into four equal parts and the same mass is suspended from one of the parts, the fractional change in time period is

  1. A \(\dfrac{1}{8}\)
  2. B \(\dfrac{1}{2}\)
  3. C \(\dfrac{1}{4}\)
  4. D \(\dfrac{1}{6}\)
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(B) \(\dfrac{1}{2}\)

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The time period of a mass \(m\) suspended from a spring of force constant \(k\) is given by \(T = 2\pi \sqrt{\dfrac{m}{k}}\). When a spring of force constant \(k\) is cut into \(n\) equal parts, the force constant of each part becomes \(k' = nk\). Here, \(n = 4\), so…