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Define constructive interference.

Important Questions on Waves and Sound

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Two waves having equations x1=asinωt+ϕ1,  x2=asinωt+ϕ2. If in the resultant wave the frequency and amplitude remain equal to those of superimposing waves. Then phase difference between them is

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A loudspeaker L is placed in the hall with two doors D1 and D2 as shown below. The distance between D1 and D2 is 8.5 m. The loudspeaker L is equidistant from D1 and D2 Monotonic sound waves are emitted from the loudspeaker, and it is found that at point P which is 6.0 m from D1 and at point Q the sound intensities are minimum. The line joining D1,P and Q is perpendicular to the line joining D1 and D2. No other minimum intensity locations can be found between P and Q and beyond Q along the PQ line. What is the frequency of the sound wave generated by the loudspeaker ?(Speed of sound is 340 m/s )

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Intensity and phase of three sound wave reaching at some point in space is I0, 4 I0, I0 and 10o, 130o and 250o respectively. Resultant intensity at that point will be -
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The minimum intensity of sound is zero at a point due to two sources of nearly equal frequencies, when
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The maximum intensity of fringes in Young's experiment is I. If one of the slit is closed then, the intensity at that place becomes Io. Which of the following relations is true? 
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Two periodic waves of intensities I1 and I2 pass through a region at the same time in the same direction. The sum of the maximum and minimum intensities is
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Two sources of sound A and B produces the wave of 350 Hz, they vibrate in the same phase. The particle P is vibrating under the influence of these two waves, if the amplitudes at the point P produced by the two waves is 0.3 mm and 0.4 mm then the resultant amplitude of the point P will be when AP-BP=25 cm and the velocity of sound is 350 m/sec
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Four different independent waves are represented by

(i)  y1=a1sinωt 

(ii) y2=a2sin2ωt

(iii) y3=a3sinωt

(iv) y4=a4sinωt+π3

With which two waves, interference is possible?

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Two waves are described by the equations:

y1=Acos0.5 πx-100πt

And y2=Acos0.46 πx-92πt

Here x and y are in m and t is in s.



The number of maximum heard in one second will be
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 Two simple harmonic waves are propagating to the point P along a straight line produced by two sources A and B of equal frequency. The amplitude of every wave at P is a and the phase of A is ahead by π3 than that of B and the distance AP is greater than BP by 50 cm. Then the resultant amplitude at the point P will be if the wavelength is 1 meter
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Equation of motion in the same direction is given by y1=Asin(ωt-kx), y2=Asin(ωt-kx-θ). The amplitude of the medium particle will be
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Two waves of wavelength 99 cm and 100 cm both travelling with velocity 396 m s-1 are made to interfere. The number of beats produced by them per second is
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The amplitude of a wave represented by displacement equation y=1asinωt±1bcosωt will be
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A string of length 0.4m and mass 10-2 kg is tightly clamped at the ends. The tension in the string is 1.6 N. Identical wave pulses are produced at one end at equal intervals of timet. The minimum value of t, which allows constructive interference between successive pulses is
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The superposing waves are represented by the following equations

y1=5 sin2π(10t-0.1x)
y2=10 sin2π(10t-0.1x)

Then what would be the ratio of maximum to minimum intensity, ImaxImin?

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Regarding stationary waves, choose the correct options.
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Assertion: Interference obeys the law of conservation of energy.

Reason: The energy is redistributed in case of interference.
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In Young's double slit experiment, the intensity of light coming from one of the slits is double the intensity from the other slit. The ratio of the maximum intensity to the minimum intensity in the interference fringe pattern observed is
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Out of the given four waves (1), (2), (3) and (4)

y=asin(kx+ωt)   ...(1)                           

y=asin(ωt-kx)   ...(2)                           

y=acos(kx+ωt)   ...(3)                     

y=acos(ωt-kx)   ...(4)                      

emitted by four different sources S1, S2, S3 and S4 respectively, interference phenomena would be observed in space under appropriate conditions when