If \(n_1\), \(n_2\), and \(n_3\) are the fundamental frequencies of three segments into which a string is divided, then the original fundamental frequency \(n\) of the string is given by:
| 1. | \( \frac{1}{n}=\frac{1}{n_1}+\frac{1}{n_2}+\frac{1}{n_3}\) |
| 2. | \( \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{n_1}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{n_2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{n_3}}\) |
| 3. | \( \sqrt{n}=\sqrt{n_1}+\sqrt{n_2}+\sqrt{n_3}\) |
| 4. | \( n=n_1+n_2+n_3\) |
The number of possible natural oscillations of the air column in a pipe closed at one end of length \(85\) cm whose frequencies lie below \(1250\) Hz are:
(velocity of sound= \(340~\text{m/s}\)
| 1. | \(4\) | 2. | \(5\) |
| 3. | \(7\) | 4. | \(6\) |
| 1. | Odd harmonics of the fundamental frequency will be generated. |
| 2. | All harmonics of the fundamental frequency will be generated. |
| 3. | Pressure change will be maximum at both ends. |
| 4. | The open end will be an antinode. |
A source of unknown frequency gives \(4\) beats/s when sounded with a source of known frequency of \(250~\text{Hz}.\) The second harmonic of the source of unknown frequency gives five beats per second when sounded with a source of frequency of \(513~\text{Hz}.\) The unknown frequency will be:
| 1. | \(246~\text{Hz}\) | 2. | \(240~\text{Hz}\) |
| 3. | \(260~\text{Hz}\) | 4. | \(254~\text{Hz}\) |
A wave traveling in the +ve \(x\text-\)direction having maximum displacement along \(y\text-\)direction as \(1~\text{m}\), wavelength \(2\pi~\text{m}\) and frequency of \(\frac{1}{\pi}~\text{Hz}\), is represented by:
| 1. | \(y=\sin (2 \pi x-2 \pi t)\) | 2. | \(y=\sin (10 \pi x-20 \pi t)\) |
| 3. | \(y=\sin (2 \pi x+2 \pi t)\) | 4. | \( y=\sin (x-2 t)\) |
Two sources of sound placed close to each other, are emitting progressive waves given by,
\(y_1=4\sin 600\pi t\) and \(y_2=5\sin 608\pi t\).
An observer located near these two sources of sound will hear:
| 1. | \(4\) beats per second with intensity ratio \(25:16\) between waxing and waning |
| 2. | \(8\) beats per second with intensity ratio \(25:16\) between waxing and waning |
| 3. | \(8\) beats per second with intensity ratio \(81:1\) between waxing and waning |
| 4. | \(4\) beats per second with intensity ratio \(81:1\) between waxing and waning |
| 1. | increase by a factor of \(20\). |
| 2. | increase by a factor of \(10\). |
| 3. | decrease by a factor of \(20\). |
| 4. | decrease by a factor of \(10\). |
A transverse wave is represented by y = Asin(ωt -kx). At what value of the wavelength is the wave velocity equal to the maximum particle velocity?
1. A/2
2. A
3. 2A
4. A
A tuning fork of frequency \(512~\text{Hz}\) makes \(4~\text{beats/s}\) with the vibrating string of a piano. The beat frequency decreases to \(2~\text{beats/s}\) when the tension in the piano string is slightly increased. The frequency of the piano string before increasing the tension was:
1. \(510~\text{Hz}\)
2. \(514~\text{Hz}\)
3. \(516~\text{Hz}\)
4. \(508~\text{Hz}\)