14.22 Show that for a particle in linear SHM the average kinetic energy over a period of oscillation equals the average potential energy over the same period.
The equation of displacement of a particle executing SHM:
x=Asinωt
where,
A=Amplitude of oscillation
ω=Angular frequency=√kM
The velocity of the particle is:
v=dxdt=Aωcosωt
The kinetic energy of the particle is:
Ek=12Mv2=12MA2ω2cos2ωt
The potential energy of the particle is:
EP=12kx2=12Mω2A2sin2ωt
For time period T, the average kinetic energy over a single
cycle:
(Ek)Avg=1T∫T0Ekdt=1T∫T012MA2ω2cos2ωtdt =12TMA2ω2∫T0(1+cos2ωt)2dt
=14TMA2ω2[t+sin2ωt2ω]T0=14TMA2ω2(T)=14MA2ω2 ...(i)
And, average potential energy over one cycle:
(EP)Avg=1T∫T0Epdt=1T∫T012Mω2A2sin2ωtdt=12TMω2A2∫T0(1−cos2ωt)2dt
=14TMω2A2[t−sin2ωt2ω]T0=14TMω2A2(T)=Mω2A24 ...(ii)
So the average kinetic energy for a given time period is equal to the average potential energy for the same time period.
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