Equation of Wave

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Equation of Wave: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as General Wave Equation, Relation between Wavelength and Angular Wave Number of a Wave, Displacement Function for a Transverse Wave and, Relation among Wave Speed, Time Period and Wavelength

Important Questions on Equation of Wave

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The equation of the sinusoidal wave is given by yx,t=30m sin5πx-16πt. The amplitude of the sinusoidal wave is _____ in meter.

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If x-α sinωt-π/6 and x=αcos ωt, then the phase difference between the two waves is 

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The expression for a sinusoidal wave at a fixed location can be written as:

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 In a region of constant potential

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Equipotential surface of a greater distance from a collection of charge whose total sum is not zero one approximately.

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A test charge is moved from lower potential point to a higher potential point. The potential energy of test charge will.

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The transverse displacement at position x and time t in a string due to a travelling wave is given by y(x, t)=3.0cos(πx-4πt)cm, where x is in centimeters and t is in seconds. Which of the following statements is wrong?

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The equation of a wave travelling in a string can be written as y=3 cos π 100t-x cm. Its wavelength is 

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A plane progressive wave is given by y=2cos 6.284(330t-x). What is the time period of the wave?

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The relation between wavelength λ and angular wavenumber kof the wave is 

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In a vacuum, the velocity of all electromagnetic waves is nearly_____m s-1.

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The transverse displacement yx,t of a wave on a string is given by yx,t=e-ax2+bt2+2ab xt. This represents a

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Equation of a wave motion (with t in second and x in metre) is given by, y=7 sin7πt-0.04πx+π3. The velocity of the wave is given by :

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A wave of amplitude A=0.2 m, velocity v=360 ms-1 and wavelength 60 m is travelling along positive x-axis, then the correct expression for the wave is

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The equation of a progressive wave is y=8sinπt10-x4+π3. The wavelength of the wave is,

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The equation of a wave travelling on a string is y=4sinπ28 t-x8, where x, y are in cm and t in second. The velocity of the wave is

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What is the relation between angular frequency and the time period of a wave?

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Two graphs of the same harmonic wave are shown below. The graph (1) on the left shows the displacement of wave y, as a function of position x for a given instant of time. The graph (2) on the right shows the displacement of the wave as a function of time t for a given position. The speed of the wave is

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The motion of particles of a wave at x1=0 cm and x2=1 cm are given by the following equations respectively. (displacement is in cm)

y1=2sin3πt and y2=2sin(3πtπ8)

Find the wave velocity.

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In the above question, the displacement of particle at t=1 sec and x=4 cm is