Wave Mechanics Question 581

Question: What will be the force constant of the spring system shown in figure?

Options:

A) $ \frac{k _{1}}{2}+k _{2} $

B) $ {{[ \frac{1}{2k _{1}}+\frac{1}{k _{2}} ]}^{-1}} $

C) $ [ \frac{1}{2k _{1}}+\frac{1}{k _{2}} ] $

D) $ {{[ \frac{2}{k _{1}}+\frac{1}{k _{2}} ]}^{-1}} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] Two springs of force constants $ k _{1} $ and $ k _{1} $ are in parallel. Hence $ k’=k _{1}+k _{1}=2k _{1} $ The third spring $ k _{2} $ is in series with spring of force constant $ k’ $ .
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Therefore ,\frac{1}{k}=[ \frac{1}{2k _{1}}+\frac{1}{k _{2}} ]ork={{[ \frac{1}{2k _{1}}+\frac{1}{k _{2}} ]}^{-1}} $