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When the displacement in SHM is one-half the amplitude Xm,

  1. What fraction of the total energy is kinetic energy?
  2. What fraction of the total energy is potential energy?
  3. At what displacement, in terms of the amplitude, is the energy of the system half kinetic energy and half potential energy?

Short Answer

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  1. 0.75 fraction of the total energy is kinetic energy (K.E).
  2. 0.25 fraction of the total energy is potential energy (P.E).
  3. The displacement at which the energy of the system is half K.E and half P.E isXm2

Step by step solution

01

The given data

Displacement is one-half of the amplitude,x=12xm

02

Understanding the concept of simple harmonic motion

We can find the fraction of total energy which is potential energy (P.E) by taking the ratio of P.E and E for the given condition. Then, using this ratio, we can find the fraction of total energy which is kinetic energy (K.E) from the ratio of P.E. Thus, we can find the displacement at which the energy of the system is half K.E and half P.E

Formulae:

The elastic potential energy of a system,PE=12kx2.....(1)

03

(a) Calculation of fraction of kinetic energy 

The fraction of energy which is K.E using P.E is given as:

K.EE=E-P.EE(∵E(totalenergy)=PE+KE)=E-14EE(∵fromequation(a)andE=12kxm2)=34=0.75

04

(b) Calculation of fraction of potential energy

Using equation (i), the elastic potential energy can be given as:

P.E=18kxm2

So, the fraction of potential energy to that of the total energy is given as:

P.EE=18kxm212kxm2(∵Totalenergyofthetermsofpotential,E=12kxm2)=14=0.25

Hence, the required value of potential energy ratio is 0.25

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Step 5:(c) Calculation of amplitude

We have been given that,

P.EE=12kx212kxm2x2xm2=12x=xm2

Therefore, the displacement at which the energy of the system is half K.E and half P.E isxm2

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