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A 3.0kg particle is in simple harmonic motion in one dimension and moves according to the equation x=(5.0 m)cos [(ττ/3rad/s)t-ττ/4rad],with t in seconds. (a) At what value of x is the potential energy of the particle equal to half the total energy? (b) How long does the particle take to move to this position x from the equilibrium position?

Short Answer

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  1. Displacement at which the potential energy is equal to half of its total energy is 3.5 m.
  2. Time required to reach this position from its equilibrium position is 0.75 s.

Step by step solution

01

The given data

  • Mass of the particle, m=30kg.
  • Amplitude of the motion,xm=5.0m .
  • Angular frequency,Ó¬=ττ3rad/sec.
  • Phase constant, Ï•=ττ4.
02

Understanding the concept of simple harmonic motion

By using the expression for SHM and comparing it with the given displacement equation of x, we can find mass, amplitude, and frequency. Then we can find x using the expression for potential energy and total energy. Using the value of x as a given expression and solving it for t we can find the time taken for the required position or displacement.

Formula:

The potential energy of the oscillation system, (U)=12mÓ¬2x2 (i)

The total energy of the system, (T) = 12mÓ¬2xm2 (ii)

The expression for the displacement equation, x=xmcos(Ó¬t-Ï•) (iii)

03

(a) Calculation of position at which the potential energy is half of kinetic energy

It is given that the potential energy is half of the kinetic energy,

Hence, using equations (i) and (ii), we can get the required displacement of the particle as:

12mӬ2x2=12×12mӬ2xm2

role="math" localid="1657257563219" x=xm2=52=3.536m≈3.5m(iv)

Hence, the required position of the particle is 3.5m.

04

(b) Calculation required reaching the above displacement position from the equilibrium position

Using the displacement equation and the displacement value from equation (1), we get the time taken by the particle to reach this position as:

52=5.0cosττ3t-ττ412=cosττ3t-ττ4

ττ3t-ττ4=cos-112ττ3t-ττ4=cos-112+ττ4ττ3t=ττ4+ττ4ττ3t=ττ2

t=ττ2t=3ττ=32t=1.5sec

We have to find the time taken by particle to move to position x from the equilibrium position, i.e.,role="math" localid="1657258157162" teq-t, where teqis the instant, the particle passes through the equilibrium position.

So, we have to set x=0

0=5.0cosττ3teqττ4

cosττ3teq-ττ4=0ττ3teqττ4=cos-1(0)=ττ2ττ3teq=ττ2+ττ4ττ3teq=3ττ4teq=3ττ4×3ττ=94=2.25s

Therefore, the time taken by the particle to reach the position from the equilibrium position is given as:

teq-t=2.25s-1.5s=0.75s

Hence, the value of required time is 0.75s.

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