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Speed at a displacement, or displacement at a speed, from v = omega sqrt(A^2 - x^2)

This type of question, asked 10 times: 9 May 2023 S1, 11 May 2023 S2, 15 May 2023 S2, 12 May 2024 S1, 22 Apr 2025 S2, 26 Apr 2025 S1, 13 Apr 2026 S1, 17 Apr 2026 S1, 18 Apr 2026 S1, 20 Apr 2026 S2. All 10 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    9 May 2023 S1

    43
    A particle is performing S.H.M. with an amplitude 4 cm. At the mean position the velocity of the particle is 12 cm/s. When the speed of the particle becomes 6 cm/s, the distance of the particle from mean position is

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  2. Question 2

    11 May 2023 S2

    2
    A particle is performing S.H.M. about its mean position with an amplitude 'a' and periodic time 'T'. The speed of the particle when its displacement from mean position is a3\frac{a}{3} will be

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  3. Question 3

    15 May 2023 S2

    4
    For a particle executing S.H.M. having amplitude AA, the speed of the particle is 13\frac{1}{3}rd of its maximum speed when the displacement from the mean position is

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  4. Question 4

    12 May 2024 S1

    6
    A simple pendulum performs simple harmonic motion about x=0x=0 with an amplitude aa and time period TT. The speed of the pendulum at x=a2x=\frac{a}{2} is

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  5. Question 5

    22 Apr 2025 S2

    12
    A particle executes S.H.M. starting from the mean position. Its amplitude is ' aa ' and its periodic time is ' TT '. At a certain instant, its speed ' uu ' is half that of maximum speed Vmax V_{\text{max~}}. The displacement of the particle at that instant is

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  6. Question 6

    26 Apr 2025 S1

    13
    A spring executes S.H.M. with mass 1 kg attached to it. The force constant of the spring is 4 N/m4\,\text{N/m}. If at any instant its velocity is 20 cm/s20\,\text{cm/s}, the displacement at that instant is (Amplitude of S.H.M. is 0.4 m )

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  7. Question 7

    13 Apr 2026 S1

    119
    A spring executes S.H.M. with mass 10 kg attached to it. The force constant of spring is 10 N/m. If at any instant its velocity is 40 cm/s, the displacement at that instant is (Amplitude of S.H.M. is 0.5 m)

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  8. Question 8

    17 Apr 2026 S1

    120
    A particle executing simple harmonic motion starts from mean position with amplitude 'AA' and periodic time 'TT'. At what displacement is its speed one-fourth of the maximum speed?

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  9. Question 9

    18 Apr 2026 S1

    120
    A particle is performing simple harmonic motion about x=0x = 0 with an amplitude 'aa' and periodic time T. The speed of the particle at x=a3x = \dfrac{a}{3} will be

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  10. Question 10

    20 Apr 2026 S2

    120
    A particle is performing S.H.M. about x=0x = 0, with an amplitude aa and time period TT. The speed of the particle at x=a3x = \dfrac{a}{3} will be

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