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Question : 22 of 25
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Show that for a particle in linear SHM the average kinetic energy over a period of oscillation equals the average potential energy over the same period.
Solution:  
Consider a particle of mass m executing S.H.M. with period T. The displacement of the particle at an instant t, when time period is noted from the mean position is given by
y=Asinωty = A \sin \omega t
∴ Velocity, v=dydt=Aωcosωtv = \frac{dy}{dt} = A \omega \cos \omega t
K.E.,Ek=12mv2\text{K.E.},\, E_{k} = \frac{1}{2} m v^{2} =12mA2ω2cos2ωt= \frac{1}{2} m A^{2} \omega^{2} \cos^{2} \omega t
P.E., Ep=12ky2E_{p} = \frac{1}{2} k y^{2} =12mA2ω2sin2ωt= \frac{1}{2} m A^{2} \omega^{2} \sin^{2} \omega t (k=mω2)(\because k = m \omega^{2})
∴ Average K.E. over one cycle
Ekav=1T0TEkdt=1T0T12mA2ω2cos2ωtdtE_{k_{av}} = \frac{1}{T} \int\limits_{0}^{T} E_{k} \, dt = \frac{1}{T} \int\limits_{0}^{T} \frac{1}{2} m A^{2} \omega^{2} \cos^{2} \omega t \, dt
=12TmA2ω20T1+cos2ωt2dt= \frac{1}{2T} m A^{2} \omega^{2} \int\limits_{0}^{T} \frac{1+\cos 2\omega t}{2} \, dt
=14TmA2ω2[t+sin2ωt2ω]0T= \frac{1}{4T} m A^{2} \omega^{2} \left[ t + \frac{\sin 2\omega t}{2\omega} \right]_{0}^{T}
=14TmA2ω2(T)=14mA2ω2= \frac{1}{4T} m A^{2} \omega^{2} (T) = \frac{1}{4} m A^{2} \omega^{2}...(i)
Average P.E. over one cycle
Epav=1T0TEpdt=1T0T12mA2ω2sin2ωtdtE_{p_{av}} = \frac{1}{T} \int\limits_{0}^{T} E_{p} \, dt = \frac{1}{T} \int\limits_{0}^{T} \frac{1}{2} m A^{2} \omega^{2} \sin^{2} \omega t \, dt
=12Tmω2A20T1cos2ωt2dt= \frac{1}{2T} m \omega^{2} A^{2} \int\limits_{0}^{T} \frac{1-\cos 2\omega t}{2} \, dt
=14Tmω2A2[1sin2ωt2ω]0T= \frac{1}{4T} m \omega^{2} A^{2} \left[ 1 - \frac{\sin 2\omega t}{2\omega} \right]_{0}^{T}
=14Tmω2A2[T]=14mA2ω2= \frac{1}{4T} m \omega^{2} A^{2} [T] = \frac{1}{4} m A^{2} \omega^{2}...(ii)
From (i) and (ii), Ekav=EpavE_{k_{av}} = E_{p_{av}}
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