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The equation of a wave travelling in a string can be written as y=3cosπ(100t-x). Its wavelength is 

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Important Questions on Wave Motion

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A plane progressive wave is represented by the equation y=0.1sin200πt-20πx17 where y is displacement in m,t in second and x is distance from a fixed origin in metre. The frequency, wavelength and speed of the wave respectively are 

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The displacement y of a wave travelling in the x-direction is given by y=10-4sin600t-2x+π3 metres, where x is expressed in metres and $t$ in seconds. The speed of the wave-motion, in ms-1, is 

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The equation of the progressive wave is y=asin2πnt-x5. The ratio of maximum particle velocity to wave velocity is 

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The equation of the progressive wave is Y=3sinπt3-x5+π4 where x and Y are in metre and time in second. Which of the following is correct?

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The equation of a wave is given as y=0.07 sin(12πx-3000πt), where x is in metre and t is in s, then the correct value is 
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The equations of displacement of two waves are given as y1=10sin3πt+π3
y2=5(sin3πt+3cos3πt). Then what is the ratio of their amplitudes? 

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The equation of a wave is y=60cos(1800t-6x), where y is in microns, t in seconds and x in metres. The ratio of maximum particle velocity to the wave velocity of wave propagation is 

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A wave in a string has an amplitude of 2cm. The wave travels in the positive direction of X-axis with a speed of 128 m s-1 and it is noted that 5 complete waves fit in 4m length of the string. The equation describing the wave is