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A wave moves with a certain speed in a stretched string. The percentage change in tension required to increase the velocity by 1%, is approximately

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Gamma Question Bank for Engineering Physics>Chapter 14 - Waves>Assignment Set-2>Q 13
The equation of standing wave in a stretched string is given by y=5sinπx3cos(40πt), where x and y are in cm and t in second. The separation between two consecutive nodes is (in cm )
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Gamma Question Bank for Engineering Physics>Chapter 14 - Waves>Assignment Set-2>Q 14
Which of the following characteristics of sound help us in identifying two persons talking in a room without seeing them ?
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Gamma Question Bank for Engineering Physics>Chapter 14 - Waves>Assignment Set-2>Q 15
The string of a violin has a fundamental frequency of 440 Hz. If the violin string is shortened by one fifth, its fundamental frequency will be changed to
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Gamma Question Bank for Engineering Physics>Chapter 14 - Waves>Assignment Set-2>Q 16
A stretched string is fixed at both its ends. Three possible wavelengths of stationary wave patterns that can be set up in the string are 90 cm, 60 cm and 45 cm. The length of the string may be
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Gamma Question Bank for Engineering Physics>Chapter 14 - Waves>Assignment Set-2>Q 19

Which of the followings represent the variation of frequency (f) with radius of cross section of a stretched string?

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Gamma Question Bank for Engineering Physics>Chapter 14 - Waves>Assignment Set-2>Q 20
In a stationary wave, all the particles of the medium cross the mean position with
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Gamma Question Bank for Engineering Physics>Chapter 14 - Waves>Assignment Set-2>Q 21
The difference between the frequencies of the third and fifth harmonic of a closed organ pipe is 100 Hz. Its fundamental frequency is
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Gamma Question Bank for Engineering Physics>Chapter 14 - Waves>Assignment Set-2>Q 22
In standing waves, select incorrect