Displacement Relation for a Progressive Wave
Displacement Relation for a Progressive Wave: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Displacement Function for a Transverse Wave, Expression of Sinusoidal Wave at a Fixed Location, Temperature and Speed of Sound Wave & Humidity and Speed of Sound Wave etc.
Important Questions on Displacement Relation for a Progressive Wave
The wave function of a pulse is given by whereand are in metre andis in second. The velocity of pulse is

The same progressive wave is represented by two graphsand. Graph shows how the displacement varies with the distancealong the wave at a given time. Graph II shows how y varies with time tat a given point on the wave. The ratio of measurements to , marked on the curves

Snapshot of a wave travelling in positivedirection is taken, as shown in figure, at an instant. Which of the following represent the correct combination of the points as time passes at the instant shown.

The equation of wave is given by , where and are in and in . The speed of the wave is _______ .

The ratio of speed of sound in hydrogen gas to the speed of sound in oxygen gas at the same temperature is:

The figure shows the position-time graph of an object in SHM. The correct equation representing this motion is
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The diagram below shows past of a travelling wave travelling along a string having linear mass density . Find the average power transmitted by the wave if wave propagates at frequency . (in Watt) Take

Relation of wavelengths of sound and light is:

Equation of progressive wave is . Let the speed of the wave be , then find .

The equation of progressive wave is . Find the speed of wave(in ).

The coordinates of a moving particle at a time are given by , . The speed of the particle is:

A particle oscillates in SHM according to the equation , its acceleration at equal to seconds is

A simple harmonic wave of amplitudeunit travels along the positive x-axis. At given instant of time, for a particle at a distance of from the origin, the displacement is unit and for a particle at a distance of from the origin, the displacement is unit. Calculate the wavelength(in ).

Loudness of sound coming from a point source at a distance is . If the distance is doubled then the new loudness value will become approximately.

One end of a horizontal string is attached to a vibrator which is vibrating at . The mass per unit length of the string is . What should be the value of mass approximately so that the string vibrates in loops? Assume that the end of the string connected to the vibrator is a node.

A sound wave of frequency is passing through air. An molecule (mass ) is set in oscillation with an amplitude of speed at the centre of its oscillation is

Which of the following equations does not represent a progressive wave?

The wave function of a triangular wave pulse is defined by the relation below at time sec.
The wave pulse is moving in the direction in a string having tension and mass per unit length . The total kinetic energy present with the wave pule is

A string of length is clamped between two points and speed of transverse wave in it is . Now the tension is increased to four times just by making the string more tight. Neglect variation in length while increasing the tension. The new speed of transverse wave is

Two ships are anchored a distance apart in a sea, where seabed between the ships is at a uniform depth and consists of a flat rock. Speed of sound in the air is , in the water is and in the rock is . If a gun is fired at a ship, the minimum time the firing will be heard at the other ship is sec. Find the value of to the nearest integer.
