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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Oscillations
  • JEE Mains 2018
  • Hard
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An oscillator of mass \(M\)  is at rest in its equilibrium position in a potential \(V\, = \,\frac{1}{2}\,k{(x - X)^2}.\) A particle of mass \(m\)  comes from right with speed \(u\)  and collides completely inelastically with \(M\) and sticks to it . This process repeats every time the oscillator crosses its equilibrium position .The amplitude of oscillations after \(13\)  collisions is: \((M = 10,\, m = 5,\, u = 1,\, k = 1 ).\) 

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(B) \(\frac {1}{\sqrt 3}\)

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In first collision \(mu\) momentum will be imparted to system, in second collision when momentum of \((\mathrm{M}+\mathrm{m})\) is in opposite direction \(mu\) momentum of particle will make its momentum zero.

On \(13^{\text {th }}\) collision,

\(\mathrm{m} \rightarrow {\mathrm{M}+12} ; \quad \mathrm{M}+13 \mathrm{m} \rightarrow \mathrm{V}\)

\(\mathrm{mu}=(\mathrm{M}+13 \mathrm{m}) \mathrm{v} \Rightarrow \mathrm{v}=\frac{\mathrm{mu}}{\mathrm{M}+13 \mathrm{m}}=\frac{\mathrm{u}}{15}\)

\(v=\omega A \Rightarrow \frac{u}{15}=\sqrt{\frac{K}{M-13 m}} \times A\)

Putting value of \(M, m, u\) and \(K\) we get amplitude

\(A=\frac{1}{15} \sqrt{\frac{75}{1}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\)

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