Engineering
Physics
Basics of Simple Harmonic Motion
Question

A particle undergoing simple harmonic motion has time dependent displacement give by x(t) = A sin πt90. The ratio of kinetic to potential energy of this particle at t = 210 s will be

2

19

3

1

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Solution

K=12mv2;U=12kx2=12m2x2

∴kU=v2ω2x2=(cos(wt)sin(wt))2

=cot2(π90×210)

=cot2(2π+π3)

=(13)2=13,