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Two identical balls A and B, each of mass 0.1 kg, are attached to two identical massless springs. The spring-mass system is constrained to move inside a rigid smooth pipe bent in the form of a circle as shown in the figure. The pipe is fixed in a horizontal plane. The centres of the balls can move in a circle of radius 0.06 m. Each spring has a natural length of 0.06π m and spring constant 0.1 N m-1, Initially, both the balls are displaced by an angle θ =π6 rad with respect to the diameter PQ of the circle (as shown in the figure) and released from rest.
The frequency of oscillation of balls is

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Options:
  • A 1 2 π  Hz
  • B 1 3 π  Hz
  • C 1 π  Hz
  • D 1 4 π  Hz
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 1 π  Hz
Given, Mass of each block A and B, m = 0.1 kg

Radius of circle, R=0.06 m



The natural length of spring l 0 = 0.06 π = π R  (Half circle) and spring constant,

k=0.1 N m-1

In the stretched position elongation in each spring

x = R θ

Let us draw FBD of A



Spring in lower side is stretched by 2x and on upper side compressed by 2x. Therefore, a force 2kx on each block would be exerted by each spring.

Hence, a restoring force, F = 4kx will act on A in the direction shown in figure.

Restoring torque of this force about origin

τ = - F. R = - 4 kx R = - 4 kR θ R

or  τ = - 4 kR 2 · θ    ..... (i)

Since, τ - θ , each ball executes angular SHM about origin O.

Equation. (i) can be written as

I α = - 4 kR 2 θ

or    mR 2 α = - 4 kR 2 θ

or α = - 4 k m θ

Frequency of oscillation, f = 1 2 π acceleration displacement

                                          = 1 2 π α θ

                                        f = 1 2 π 4 k m

Substituting the values, we have

f = 1 2 π 4 × 0.1 0.1 = 1 π  Hz

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