The period of oscillation of a mass $M$ suspended from a spring of negligible mass is $\mathrm{T}$. If along…

The period of oscillation of a mass $M$ suspended from a spring of negligible mass is $\mathrm{T}$. If along with it another mass $M$ is also suspended, the period of oscillation will now be
  1. $\mathrm{T}$
  2. $\mathrm{T} / \sqrt{2}$
  3. $2 \mathrm{~T}$
  4. $\sqrt{2} \mathrm{~T}$

Solution

Time period of spring pendulum, $T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{M}{k}}$. If now mass in doubled $\mathrm{T}^{\prime}=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{M}}{\mathrm{k}}}=\sqrt{2} \mathrm{~T}$ :

Asked in: NEET 2010 (Screening)

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