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JEE Advanced · Physics · 15. Oscillations

A particle of mass m is attached to one end of a massless spring of force constant k, lying on a frictionless horizontal plane. The other end of the spring is fixed. The particle starts moving horizontally from its equilibrium position at time t=0 with an initial velocity u0. When the speed of the particle is 0.5u0, it collides elastically with a rigid wall. After this collision :

  1. A The speed of the particle when it returns to its equilibrium position is u0
  2. B The time at which the particle passes through the equilibrium position for the first time is t = π m k
  3. C The time at which the maximum compression of the spring occurs is t = 4 π 3 m k
  4. D The time at which the particle passes through the equilibrium position for the second time is t = 5 π 3 m k
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(D) The time at which the particle passes through the equilibrium position for the second time is t = 5 π 3 m k

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Let the equation of SHM be,

x=Asinωt

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