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Define angular frequency. Give the relation between agnular frequency and time period.

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On an average, a human heart is found to beat 72 times a minute. Its frequency and period are
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Two simple harmonic motion, are represented by the equations y1=10sin3πt+π3;  y2=5(sin3πt+3cos3πt). Ratio of amplitude of y1 to y2=x:1. The value of x is

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A simple wave motion is represented by y=5sin4πt+3cos4πt. Its amplitude is

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A point particle is acted upon by a restoring force -kx3. The time period of oscillation is T when the amplitude is A. The time period for an amplitude 2A will be:
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A ball is moving uniformly in a circular path of radius 1 m with a time period of 1.5 s. If the ball is suddenly stopped at t=8.3 s, the magnitude of the displacement of the ball with respect to its position at t=0 s is closest to:
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A stationary body explodes into two parts of masses M1 and M2. They move in opposite directions with velocities v1 and v2. The ratio of their kinetic energies is
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The figure below shows pressure variation in two different sound waves in air with time at a given position. Both the figures are drawn to the same scale.

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Which of the following statement is true?

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A travelling wave passes a point of observation. At this point, the time interval between successive crests is 0.2 s, then

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At a moment in a progressive wave, the phase of a particle executing SHM is π3. Then the phase of the particle 15 cm ahead and at time T2 will be, if the wavelength is 60 cm
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There is a set of four tuning forks, one with the lowest frequency vibrating at 550 Hz. By using any two tuning forks at a time, the following beat frequencies are heard: 1 , 2, 3, 5, 7, 8. The possible frequencies of the other three forks are
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The linear distance between the compression and the adjacent rarefaction is 0.8 m. The wavelength of the longitudinal wave is:
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The product of time-period and frequency is
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The equation of a simple harmonic progressive wave is given by y=Asin100πt-3x. Find the distance between 2 particles having a phase difference of π3.
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A hospital uses an ultrasonic scanner to locate tumours in a tissue. What is the wavelength of sound in the tissue in which the speed of sound is 1.7 km s-1? The operating frequency of the scanner is 4.2 M Hz.

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For the wave shown in the figure, the frequency and wavelength, if its speed is 320 m sec-1  are 


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In case of transverse wave the wavelength is the linear distance between:

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The frequency of a source of sound is 100 Hz. How many times does it vibrate in a minute?
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In a sinusoidal wave, the time required for a particular point to move from maximum displacement to zero displacement is 0.14s. the frequency of the wave is
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Two progressive waves having equation x1=3 sin ωt and x2=4sinωt-90° are superimposed. The amplitude of the resultant wave is
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The wavelength is usually represented by _____.