In the figure given below, a block of mass M=490 g placed on a frictionless table is connected with two springs having same spring constant (K=2 N m−1). If the block is horizontally displaced through 'X' m then the number of complete oscillations it will make in 14π seconds will be _____
Answer: 20
Solution
With the block held between the two walls, a displacement stretches one spring and compresses the other, and both push it back, so they act in parallel with effective constant Keff=K+K=4 N m−1. The period is T=2πKeffM=2π40.49=2π×20.7=107π s. In 14π s the number of complete oscillations is 7π/1014π=20.
JEE Main · 2023 · 31 Jan 2023 · Shift 1 · Integer answer