Which one of the following does not represent a traveling wave :

1. y=sin(xvt)

2. y=ymsink(x+vt)

3. y=ymsin(xvt)

4. y=f(x2vt2)

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The wave equations of two particles are given by \(y_1=a\sin(\omega t-kx), y_2 = a \sin(kx+\omega t),\) then:
1. they are moving in the opposite direction.
2. the phase between them is \(90^{\circ}\).
3. the phase between them is \(45^{\circ}\).
4. the phase between them is \(0^{\circ}\).
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A transverse wave is represented by the equation y=y0sin2πλ(vtx)

For what value of λ, the maximum particle velocity equal to two times the wave velocity?

(1) λ=2πy0

(2) λ=πy0/3

(3) λ=πy0/2

(4) λ=πy0

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A wave travels in a medium according to the equation of displacement given by y(x,t)=0.03sinπ(2t0.01x) where y and x are in metres and t in seconds. The wavelength of the wave is :

1. 200 m

2. 100 m

3. 20 m

4. 10 m

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The equation of a progressive wave is given by \(y = 4\sin\left\{ \pi\left(\frac{t}{5}-\frac{x}{9}\right)+\frac{\pi}{6}\right\}\), where \(x\) and \(y\) are in metres and \(t\) in seconds.
Which of the following is correct​​​​?
1. \(v = 5~\text{m/s}\)
2. \(\lambda = 18~\text{m}\)
3. \(A = 0.04~\text{m}\)
4. \(\nu= 50~\text{Hz}\)
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The frequency of the sinusoidal wave y=0.40cos[2000t+0.80x] would be :

(1) 1000 π Hz

(2) 2000 Hz

(3) 20 Hz

(4) 1000πHz

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The equation of a plane progressive wave is given by y=0.025sin(100t+0.25x). The frequency of this wave would be :

(1) 50πHz

(2) 100πHz

(3) 100 Hz

(4) 50 Hz

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In the given progressive wave equation, what is the maximum velocity of particle Y=0.5sin(10πt5x)cm 

(1) 5 cm/s

(2) 5π cm/s

(3) 10 cm/s

(4) 10.5 cm/s

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Two waves of frequencies 20 Hz and 30 Hz travel out from a common point. The phase difference between them after 0.6 sec is :

(1) Zero

(2) π2

(3) π

(4) 3π4

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A simple harmonic progressive wave is represented by the equation : y=8sin2π(0.1x2t) where x and y are in cm and t is in seconds. At any instant the phase difference between two particles separated by 2.0 cm in the x-direction is :

(1) 18°

(2) 36°

(3) 54°

(4) 72°

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