Consider two identical cylinders (each of mass $m$,density $\rho_0$,horizontal cross-section area $s$) in equilibrium,partially submerged in two containers filled with liquids of densities $\rho_1$ and $\rho_2$ as shown in the figure. Find the period of small oscillations of this system about its equilibrium. Neglect the changes in the level of liquids in the containers. Neglect the mass of the strings. The acceleration due to gravity is $g$. ($v$ is the volume of each block).

  • A
    $T = 2\pi \sqrt {\frac{{2v}}{{gs}}\,\frac{{{\rho _0}}}{{\left( {{\rho _1} + {\rho _2}} \right)}}} $
  • B
    $T = 2\pi \sqrt {\frac{{2v}}{{gs}}\,\frac{{\left( {{\rho _1} + {\rho _2}} \right)}}{{{\rho _0}}}} $
  • C
    $T = 2\pi \sqrt {\frac{v}{{2gs}}\,\frac{{\left( {{\rho _1} + {\rho _2}} \right)}}{{{\rho _0}}}} $
  • D
    $T = 2\pi \sqrt {\frac{v}{{2gs}}\,\frac{{{\rho _0}}}{{\left( {{\rho _1} + {\rho _2}} \right)}}} $

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$A$ person normally weighing $50\, kg$ stands on a massless platform which oscillates up and down harmonically at a frequency of $2.0\, s^{-1}$ and an amplitude $5.0\, cm$. $A$ weighing machine on the platform gives the person's weight against time.
$(a)$ Will there be any change in the weight of the body during the oscillation?
$(b)$ If the answer to part $(a)$ is yes,what will be the maximum and minimum reading on the machine and at which positions?

For a particle executing $S.H.M.$,where $x$ is the displacement from the equilibrium position,$v$ is the velocity at any instant,and $a$ is the acceleration at any instant,then:

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Determine whether the following statements are True or False:
$1.$ The acceleration of $SHO$ at the mean position is maximum.
$2.$ The mechanical energy of $SHO$ depends on the maximum displacement.
$3.$ The periodic time for a seconds pendulum is $1 \, s$.
$4.$ If the frequency of $SHM$ is $v$,then the frequency of kinetic energy is also $v$.

For a particle executing simple harmonic motion, match the following statements (conditions) from Column-$I$ to statements (shapes of graph) in Column-$II$.
Column-$I$Column-$II$
$(A)$ Velocity-displacement graph $(\omega \neq 1)$$(i)$ Straight line
$(B)$ Acceleration-displacement graph$(ii)$ Sinusoidal
$(C)$ Acceleration-time graph$(iii)$ Circle
$(D)$ Acceleration-velocity graph $(\omega \neq 1)$$(iv)$ Ellipse

$Assertion :$ In simple harmonic motion,the velocity is maximum when the acceleration is minimum.
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