Introduction To Simple Harmonic Motion

Concepts to remember on Introduction to Simple Harmonic Motion for JEE and CBSE board exams:

  • SHM: Periodic motion where restoring force is ∝ -ve displacement from mean position.
  • Displacement of particle executing SHM: x=Acos(ωt+ϕ).

  • Velocity of particle executing SHM: v=Aωsin(ωt+ϕ).

  • Acceleration of particle executing SHM: a=Aω2cos(ωt+ϕ).

  • Time period of SHM: T=2π/ω.

  • Frequency of SHM: f=ω/2π.

  • Amplitude of SHM: Maximum displacement from the mean position.

  • Phase angle of SHM: Angle between the initial position of particle and the positive direction of the displacement axis at time t= 0.

  • Energy of a particle executing SHM: E=12kA2

  • Potential energy of a particle executing SHM: U=12kx2.

  • Kinetic energy of a particle executing SHM: K=EU=12kA2(1cos2ωt).



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