Two progressive waves are represented by, \(y_1=5sin(200t-3.14x)\) and
\(y_2=10sin(200t-3.14x+\frac{\pi}{3})\) (\(x\) is in metres, and \(t\) is in seconds). Path difference between the two waves is:
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If a travelling wave pulse is given by \(y=\frac{20}{4+(x+4 t)^2}~\text{m}\), then:
1. | the pulse is traveling along the negative x axis. |
2. | the speed of the pulse is \(4\) m/s. |
3. | the amplitude of the pulse is \(5\) m. |
4. | all of these. |
A cylindrical tube open at both ends has a fundamental frequency f0 in the air. The tube is dipped vertically in water such that half its length is inside water. The fundamental frequency of the air column now will be:
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The equation of a stationary wave is given as where t is in seconds and x in centimetres. Which of the following is correct?
1. | Wavelength of the component waves is 10 cm. |
2. | The separation between a node and the nearest antinode is 2.5 cm. |
3. | Frequency of the component wave is 0.25 Hz. |
4. | All of these |
Two sound waves given by the equations \(y=A\sin 122 \pi t\) and \(y=A\sin 128 \pi t\) pass through a point simultaneously. The number of beats per second is:
1. | \(6\) | 2. | \(5\) |
3. | \(4\) | 4. | \(3\) |
Given the equation for a wave on the string, y = 0.5 sin(5x - 3t) where y and x are in metres and t in seconds, the ratio of the maximum speed of particle to the speed of wave is:
1. 1:1
2. 5:2
3. 3:2
4. 4:5
A string of length l is fixed at one end and free at the other. If it resonates in different modes, then the ratio of frequencies is:
1. 1:2:3: ......
2. 1:3:5:7: ......
3. 1:2:4:8: ..........
4. 1:3:9: ........
Two waves represented by the following equations are travelling in the same medium \(y_1 = 5 sin2\pi (75t-0.25x)\), \(y_2 = 10 sin2\pi (150t-0.50x)\)
The intensity ratio \(\frac{I_1}{I_2}\) of the two waves will be:
1. \(1:2\)
2. \(1:4\)
3. \(1:8\)
4. \(1:16\)
A tuning fork with a frequency of \(800\) Hz produces resonance in a resonance column tube with the upper end open and the lower end closed by the water surface. Successive resonances are observed at lengths of \(9.75\) cm, \(31.25\) cm, and \(52.75\) cm. The speed of the sound in the air is:
1. | \(500\) m/s | 2. | \(156\) m/s |
3. | \(344\) m/s | 4. | \(172\) m/s |
A transverse wave moves from a medium \(A\) to a medium \(B\). In medium \(A\), the velocity of the transverse wave is \(500~\text{ms}^{-1}\) and the wavelength is \(5~\text{m}\). The frequency and the wavelength of the wave in medium \(B\) when its velocity is \(600~\text{ms}^{-1}\), respectively are:
1. | \(120~\text{Hz}\) and \(5~\text{m}\) | 2. | \(100~\text{Hz}\) and \(5~\text{m}\) |
3. | \(120~\text{Hz}\) and \(5~\text{m}\) | 4. | \(100~\text{Hz}\) and \(6~\text{m}\) |