Simple Harmonic Motion 3 Question 7
7. One end of a long metallic wire of length is tied to the ceiling. The other end is tied to a massless spring of spring constant . A mass hangs freely from the free end of the spring. The area of cross-section and the Young’s modulus of the wire are and respectively. If the mass is slightly pulled down and released, it will oscillate with a time period equal to
(1993, 2M)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 7. (b)
Solution:
NOTE Equivalent force constant for a wire is given by