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A block of mass 2 kg is attached to the spring of spring constant 50 N/m. The block is pulled to a distance of 5 cm from its equilibrium position at x=0 on a horizontal frictionless surface and released at t=0 from rest. The expression for its displacement at anytime t is

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Options:
  • A 5sin5t+π/2
  • B sin5t+π/2
  • C 5sin5t+3π/2
  • D 5sint+π/2
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The correct answer is: 5sin5t+π/2
The spring -block system will perform SHM about the mean position with an amplitude 5cm.



Given, spring constant k=50 N/m

m = mass attached = 2 kg

Angular frequency ω = k m = 5 0 2 = 2 5 = 5 rad/s

Assuming the displacement function

y(t) = A sin (ωt + ϕ)

where, ϕ = initial phase

But given at t = 0, y(t) = +A

∴               y(0) = + A = A sin (ω × 0 + ϕ)

or                 sin ϕ = 1 ϕ = π 2

&the desired equation is

y t = A sin ω t + π 2

= A cos ωt

Putting A = 5 cm, ω = 5 rad/s

We get,                  y(t) = 5 sin (5t + π/2)

where, t is in second and y is in centimetre.

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