Q.

A particle executes simple harmonic motion between x=-A and x=+A. The time taken for it to go from 0 to A2 is T1 and to go from A2 to A is T2. Then       [2001]

1 T1<T2  
2 T1>T2  
3 T1=T2  
4 T1=2T2  

Ans.

(1)

In SHM, velocity of particles goes on decreasing from maximum value to zero as the particles travel from mean position to extreme position.

Therefore if the time taken for the body to go from O to A2 is T1 and to go from A2 to A is T2 then obviously T1<T2