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Question: The force constants of two springs are \(F _ { 2 }\), then \(F _ { 1 } : F _ { 2 }\) is...

The force constants of two springs are F2F _ { 2 }, then F1:F2F _ { 1 } : F _ { 2 } is

A

K1:K2K _ { 1 } : K _ { 2 }

B

K2:K1K _ { 2 } : K _ { 1 }

C

K1:K2\sqrt { K _ { 1 } } : \sqrt { K _ { 2 } }

D

K12:K22K _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } : K _ { 2 } ^ { 2 }

Answer

K1:K2\sqrt { K _ { 1 } } : \sqrt { K _ { 2 } }

Explanation

Solution

Given elastic energies are equal i.e.,

12k1x12=12k2x22\frac { 1 } { 2 } k _ { 1 } x _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } = \frac { 1 } { 2 } k _ { 2 } x _ { 2 } ^ { 2 }

k1k2=(x2x1)2\Rightarrow \frac { k _ { 1 } } { k _ { 2 } } = \left( \frac { x _ { 2 } } { x _ { 1 } } \right) ^ { 2 } and using F=kxF = k x

F1F2=k1x1k2x2=k1k2×k2k1=k1k2\Rightarrow \frac { F _ { 1 } } { F _ { 2 } } = \frac { k _ { 1 } x _ { 1 } } { k _ { 2 } x _ { 2 } } = \frac { k _ { 1 } } { k _ { 2 } } \times \sqrt { \frac { k _ { 2 } } { k _ { 1 } } } = \sqrt { \frac { k _ { 1 } } { k _ { 2 } } }