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QJEEM23Phb49f: JEE Main 2023 Physics - Class 11 JEEM23Phb49f Solution: The general displacement of a simple harmonic oscillator is .…

The general displacement of a simple harmonic oscillator is x=Asin⁡ωtx = A\sin \omega t . Let T be its time period. The slope of its potential energy (U) - time (t) curve will be maximum when t=Tβt = {T \over \beta } . The value of β\beta is ______________.

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U=12mω2A2sin⁡2ωtU = {1 \over 2}m{\omega ^2}{A^2}{\sin ^2}\omega t

So, dUdt=mω3A22sin⁡2ωt{{dU} \over {dt}} = {{m{\omega ^3}{A^2}} \over 2}\sin 2\omega t

This value will be maximum when sin⁡2ωt=1\sin 2\omega t = 1

or 2ωt=π22\omega t = {\pi \over 2}

2×2πTt=π22 \times {{2\pi } \over T}t = {\pi \over 2}

⇒t=T8\Rightarrow t = {T \over 8}

So β=8\beta = 8

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