
The equation of a plane progressive wave is given by sin . The frequency of the wave is


Important Questions on Wave Motion
If the equation of a transverse wave is where distance is in cm and time in second, then the wavelength of the wave is

A plane progressive wave is represented by the equation where y is displacement in in second and is distance from a fixed origin in metre. The frequency, wavelength and speed of the wave respectively are

The displacement y of a wave travelling in the x-direction is given by metres, where x is expressed in metres and $t$ in seconds. The speed of the wave-motion, in , is

The equation of the progressive wave is The ratio of maximum particle velocity to wave velocity is


A wave in a string has an amplitude of . The wave travels in the positive direction of -axis with a speed of and it is noted that complete waves fit in length of the string. The equation describing the wave is

The diagram below shows the propagation of a wave. Which points are in same phase?

A progressive wave is represented by On this wave, how far away are the two points having phase difference of
