Displacement between the maximum potential energy (P.E.) position and the maximum energy (K.E.) position for…

Displacement between the maximum potential energy (P.E.) position and the maximum energy (K.E.) position for a particle executing simple harmonic motion is:
  1. $\pm \frac{a}{2}$
  2. $\pm \mathrm{a}$
  3. $\pm 2 \mathrm{a}$
  4. - 1

Solution

The K.E. of pendulum $\begin{aligned} & =\mathrm{K} . \mathrm{E} . \\ & =\frac{1}{2} K\left(a^2-y^2\right) \end{aligned}$ and P.E. of pendulum $=\frac{1}{2} K Y^2$ when $y=0$ (mean position) K.E. is maximum and PE is 0 . When $y=0$, K.E. is 0 and P.E. is maximum. $\therefore$ The displacement between position of maximum potential energy and maximum kinetic energy is $\pm a$. :

Asked in: NEET 2002

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