Equation of Wave
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
The equation of the sinusoidal wave is given by . The amplitude of the sinusoidal wave is _____ in meter.

If and , then the phase difference between the two waves is

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

In a region of constant potential

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

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

The transverse displacement at position and time in a string due to a travelling wave is given by , where is in centimeters and is in seconds. Which of the following statements is wrong?

The equation of a wave travelling in a string can be written as . Its wavelength is

A plane progressive wave is given by . What is the time period of the wave?

The relation between wavelength and angular wavenumber of the wave is

In a vacuum, the velocity of all electromagnetic waves is nearly_____.

The transverse displacement of a wave on a string is given by . This represents a

Equation of a wave motion (with t in second and x in metre) is given by, . The velocity of the wave is given by :

A wave of amplitude , velocity and wavelength is travelling along positive -axis, then the correct expression for the wave is

The equation of a progressive wave is The wavelength of the wave is,

The equation of a wave travelling on a string is where are in and in second. The velocity of the wave is

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

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

The motion of particles of a wave at and are given by the following equations respectively. (displacement is in )
and
Find the wave velocity.

In the above question, the displacement of particle at and is
