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A system shown in the figure consists of a massless pulley, a spring of force constant k and a block of mass m. If the block is slightly displaced vertically downwards from its equilibrium position and released, then the period of vertical oscillations is

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Options:
  • A T=πm4k
  • B T=2πm4k
  • C T=2πm2k
  • D T=2πm3k
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The correct answer is: T=2πm4k
In this situation, if mass m moves downwards a distance x from the equilibrium position, the pulley will also move by x and so, the spring will stretch by 2x.

Therefore, the spring force will be 2kx. The restoring force on the block will be 4 kx.

Hence, F=- 4 kx



mg4kx=ma

ma=4kx+mg

    a = - 4 k x m +g ω 2 =| a x |

                T=2π|xa|

                T=2π(m4k)

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