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8 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Arun
8 Years ago

We can find the effective mass of the spring by finding its kinetic energy. This requires adding all the length elements' kinetic energy, and requires the following integral:

T =\int_m\frac{1}{2}u^2\,dm

Since the spring is uniform, dm=\left(\frac{dy}{L}\right)m, where L is the length of the spring. Hence,

=\frac{1}{2}\frac{m}{L}\int_0^L u^2\,dy T = \int_0^L\frac{1}{2}u^2\left(\frac{dy}{L}\right)m\!

The velocity of each mass element of the spring is directly proportional to its length, i.e. u=\frac{vy}{L}, from which it follows:

 

T =\frac{1}{2}\frac{m}{L}\int_0^L\left(\frac{vy}{L}\right)^2\,dy

 

=\frac{1}{2}\frac{m}{L^3}v^2\int_0^L y^2\,dy

 

=\frac{1}{2}\frac{m}{L^3}v^2\left[\frac{y^3}{3}\right]_0^L hence the answer =\frac{1}{2}\frac{m}{3}v^2
Profile image of Aishwarya
8 Years ago
How do you explain u=vy/l , can you please give some mathematical explanation or just some logic behind the same?