Waves questions
1337 published questions with worked solutions.
- Two waves having the intensities in the ratio of 9:1 produce interference. The ratio of maximum to minimum intensity is equal to
- Two periodic waves of intensities I_1 and I_2 pass through a region at the same time in the same direction. The ratio of the...
- A point source emits sound equally in all directions in a non-absorbing medium. Two points P and Q are at distance of 2 m and 3 m...
- Two waves represented by the following equations, are travelling in the same medium y_1=5 2 (75t-0.25x) and y_2=10 2...
- Two pulses having equal and opposite displacements moving in opposite directions overlap at t=t_1 second. The resultant...
- When a string is divided into three segments of lengths l_1,l_2 and l_3, the fundamental frequencies of these three segments are...
- A uniform wire of linear density 0.004 kg ,m^ -1 when stretched between two rigid supports with a tension 3.6 10^2 N, resonates...
- A string is hanging from a rigid support. A transverse pulse is excited at its free end. The speed at which the pulse travels a...
- A uniform string of length 1.5 m has two successive harmonics 70 Hz and 84 Hz. The speed of the wave in liee string (in ms^ -1 )...
- A uniform rope of mass 0.1 kg and length 2.5 m hangs from ceiling. The speed of transverse wave in the rope at upper end and at a...
- The wave generated from up and down jerk given to the string or by up and down motion of the piston at the end of the pipe is
- A wave of frequency 100 Hz is sent along a string towards a fixed end. When this wave travels back, after reflection, a node is...
- A string vibrates with a frequency of 200 Hz. When its length is doubled and tension is altered, it begins to vibrate with a...
- The speed of a wave on a string is 150 ms^ -1 when the tension is 120 N. The percentage increase in the tension in order to raise...
- A string has tension T. For tripling the frequency, the tension in string will become
- Equation of a plane progressive wave is given by y=(0.6 m ) 2 (t- x2 ). On reflection from a denser medium, its amplitude to form...
- Two uniform strings A and B made of steel are made to vibrate under the same tension. If the first overtone of A is equal to the...
- A string of mass 0.2 kg ,m^ -1 has length =0.6 m. It is fixed at both ends and stretched such that it has a tension of 80 N. The...
- Two strings of the same material and the same area of cross-section are used in an experiment. One is loaded with 12 kg and the...
- The equation of stationary wave along a stretched string is given by y=5 x 3 40 t where, x and y are in centimetre and t in...
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