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प्रश्न
What are forced vibrations?
What is meant by forced vibrations?
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उत्तर
The vibrations of a body which take place under the influence of an external periodic force acting on it are called the forced vibrations.
संबंधित प्रश्न
In the diagram below, A, B, C, D are four pendulums suspended from the same elastic string PQ. The lengths of A and C are equal to each other, while the length of pendulum B is smaller than that of D. Pendulum A is set into a mode of vibrations.

- Name the type of vibrations taking place in pendulums B and D.
- What is the state of pendulum C?
- State the reason for the type of vibrations in pendulums B and C.
The adjacent diagram shows three different modes of vibrations P, Q and R of the same string.

(i) Which vibration will produce a louder sound and why?
(ii) The sound of which string will have maximum shrillness?
(iii) State the ratio of wavelengths of P and R.
How does the medium affect the amplitude of free/natural vibrations of a body?
Distinguish between the free (or natural) and forced vibrations.
Give one example to illustrate forced vibrations.
Differentiate between the following:
Light and sound waves.
The diagram below shows three different modes of vibration P, Q and R of the same string of a given length.
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| P | Q | R |
- Which vibration will produce a louder sound and why?
- Which vibration will produce sound of maximum shrillness (or pitch) and why?
- What is the ratio of wavelength of vibrations P and R?
Explain a tuning fork (vibrating) is held close to ear. One hears a faint sound. The same vibrating tuning fork is placed on table, such that its handle is in contact with table, one hears a loud sound.



