(a) For a given oscillating mass, potential energy is given by
PE =
kx2 For a body oscillating at x = A, maximum energy is given by
Emax=KA2 Also at mean position x = 0.
So, E = 0
∴ A ∝
....(i)
When another mass
m2 is placed on mass
m1. Then, total mass becomes (
m1+m2) and at this point E = 0 as x = 0.
When they reach at x = A,
A1∝ ....(ii)
Dividing eq. (ii) by eq. (i),
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