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Free, Forced And Damped Oscillation - Practice Questions & MCQ

Edited By admin | Updated on Sep 18, 2023 18:34 AM | #JEE Main

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  • Damped Harmonic motion is considered one the most difficult concept.

  • 20 Questions around this concept.

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The resultant equation in damped motion is given by x=A0ebt2mcos(ωt+δ) constant. The value of frequency ω is the best represented by.

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Damped Harmonic motion

Free\undamped oscillation-

  • The oscillation of a particle with fundamental frequency under the influence of restoring force is defined as free oscillations.
  • The amplitude, frequency, and energy of oscillation remain constant.
  • The frequency of free oscillation is called natural frequency because it depends upon the nature and structure of the body.

Damped oscillation-

  • The oscillation of a body whose amplitude goes on decreasing with time is defined as damped oscillation.
  • The amplitude of these oscillations decreases exponentially (as shown in the below figure) due to damping forces like frictional force, viscous force, etc.

              

  • These damping forces are proportional to the magnitude of the velocity and their direction always opposes the motion.
  • Due to decrease in amplitude the energy of the oscillator also goes on decreasing exponentially
  •  The equation of motion of  Damped oscillation is given by

    mdudt=kxbu

    where
    u=velocity
    bu= damping force
    b= damping constant
    kx= restoring force

    Or using

    u=dxdt

    where x= displacement of damped oscillation
    we can write, The equation of motion of Damped oscillation as

    md2xdt=kxbdxdt


    The solution of the above differential equation will give us the formula of x as

    x=A0ebt2msin(ωt+δ)

    where ω= angular frequency of the damped oscillation

     and ω=km(b2m)2=ω02(b2m)2

    - The amplitude in damped oscillation decreases continuously with time according to

    A=A0ebt2m
     

  • - The energy in damped oscillation decreases continuously with time according to

    E=E0ebtm where E0=12kA02

    - Critical damping- The condition in which the damping of an oscillator causes it to return as quickly as possible to its equilibrium position without oscillating back and forth about this position.

    Critical damping happens at

    ω0=b2m
     

 

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