When two displacements represented by y1 = a ( t) and y2 = b ( t) are superimposed the motion is
- simple harmonic with amplitude a2+b2
- simple harmonic with amplitude (a+b)2
- not a simple harmonic
- simple harmonic with amplitude ab
Answer
(1) simple harmonic with amplitude a2+b2
Solution
y = y1 + y2 = a t + b t
Let a = A and b = A :
y = A ( t + ), which is SHM of the same angular frequency .
A = a2 + b2
Answer: (1)