A wave is represented by the equation
where x is in metres and t in seconds. The expression represents:
(1) a wave travelling in the negative x-direction with a velocity of 1.5 m/s.
(2) a wave travelling in the positive x-direction with a velocity of 1.5 m/s.
(3) a wave travelling in the positive x-direction with wavelength 0.2 m.
(4) a wave travelling in the negative x-direction with a velocity of 150 m/s.
A travelling wave in a string is represented by . The phase difference between two particles separated by a distance of 4 cm is:
(Take x and y in cm and t in seconds)
(1) rad
(2) rad
(3) rad
(4) 0
A transverse wave is described by the equation . The maximum particle velocity is equal to 3 times the wave velocity if:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
If is the instantaneous velocity of the particle and is the velocity of the wave, then:
(1) is perpendicular to .
(2) is parallel to .
(3) || is equal to ||.
(4) || = (slope of waveform)x||.
In a simple harmonic wave, the minimum distance between the particles in the same phase always having the same velocity is:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
The tension in a wire is decreased by 19%. The percentage decrease in frequency will be:
(1) 0.19%
(2) 10%
(3) 19%
(4) 0.9%
On the superposition of the two waves given as:
and ,
the resultant amplitude of oscillations will be:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Two waves of amplitudes A0 and xA0 pass through a region. If x>1, the difference in the maximum and minimum resultant amplitude possible is:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Which of the following represents a standing wave?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
The equation of a standing wave in a stretched string is given by where x and y are in cm and t is in seconds. The separation (in cm) between two consecutive nodes is:
(1) 1.5
(2) 3
(3) 6
(4) 4