Question

A mass M, attached to a horizontal spring, executes SHM with a amplitude A₁. When the mass M passes through its mean position then a smaller mass m is placed over it and both of them move together with amplitude A₂. The ratio of (A₁/A₂) is

(a) (M + m)/M

(b) (M/(M + m))^1/2

(c) ((M + m)/M)^1/2

(d) M/(M + m)

Answer 1

Correct Option (c) ((M + m)/M)1/2

Explanation: