One end of a massless spring of spring constant k and natural length l 0 is fixed while the other end is…

One end of a massless spring of spring constant k and natural length l0 is fixed while the other end is connected to a small object of mass m lying on a frictionless table. The spring remains horizontal on the table. If the object is made to rotate at an angular velocity ω about an axis passing trough fixed end, then the elongation of the spring will be
  1. k-mω2l0mω2
  2. mω2l0k+mω2
  3. mω2l0k-mω2
  4. k+mω2l0mω2

Solution

The particle is moving in a horizontal circle, so it is accelerated towards the centre with magnitude v2r. The horizontal force on the particle is due to the spring and is given by kx, where x is the elongation and k is the spring constant.

kx=mv2r=mω2r=mω2l0+x

k-mω2x=mω2l0

x=mω2l0k-mω2

Asked in: JEE Main 2022 (27 Jun Shift 2)

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