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A harmonic oscillator vibrates with amplitude of 4 cm and performs 150 oscillations in one minute. If the initial phase is 45° and it starts moving away from the origin, then the equation of motion is:

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Important Questions on Wave Motion

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The displacement of a wave disturbance propagating in the positive x direction is given by, y=11+x2 at, t=0 and y=11+(x-1)2 at, t=2 s, where, x and y are in meter. The shape of the wave disturbance does not change during the propagation. What is the velocity of the wave?

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A traveling wave pulse is given by, y=105+(x+2t)2.

Here, x and y are in meter and t is in second. In which direction and with what velocity is the pulse propagating? What is the amplitude of the pulse?

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Calculate the velocity of a transverse wave along a string of length 2 m and mass 0.06 kg under a tension of 500 N.
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Calculate the speed of a transverse wave in a wire of 1.0 mm2 cross-section under a tension of 0.98 N. The density of the material of wire is 9.8×103 kg m-3.
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If at t=0, a travelling wave pulse on a string is described by the function, y=10x2+2 where x and y are in meters and t in seconds, what will be the wave function representing the pulse at time t if the pulse is propagating along the positive x-axis with speed 2 m s-1?

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Consider a sinusoidal travelling wave shown in the figure. The wave velocity is +40 cm s-1.

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Find,

(a) the frequency
(b) the phase difference between points which are 2.5 cm apart.
(c) how long it takes for the phase at a given position to change by 60°.
(d) the velocity of a particle at point P at the instant shown.

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The equation of a travelling wave is, y(x,t)=0.02sinx0.05+t0.01m.
Find,
(a) the wave velocity and
(b) the particle velocity at x=0.2 m and t=0.3 s.
Given, cosθ=-0.85 where, θ=34 rad.

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Transverse waves on a string have wave speed 12.0 m s-1, amplitude 0.05 m and wavelength 0.4 m. The waves travel in the X-direction and at t=0, the x=0 end of the string has zero displacement and is moving upwards.

(a) Write a wave function describing the wave.
(b) Find the transverse displacement of a point at x=0.25 m at time, t=0.15 s.
(c) How much time must elapse from the instant in part (b) until the point at x=0.25 m has zero displacement?