Principle of Superposition of Waves

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Principle of Superposition of Waves: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Superposition of Waves, Principle of Superposition of Waves, Interference of Waves, Interference of Waves on String, Equation of Resultant Wave on String after Interference, etc.

Important Questions on Principle of Superposition of Waves

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There is a destructive interference between the two waves of wavelength λ coming from two different paths at a point. To get maximum sound or constructive interference at that point, the path of one wave is to be increased by 

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Two plane progressive waves shows destructive interference at point P. Which of the following statement is true at point P :-
 

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A body is suspended from a string of length 1 m and mass 2 g. The mass of the body to produce a fundamental mode of 100 Hz frequency in the string is
(Acceleration due to gravity =10 m s-2)

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The equations of two waves are given by :

y1=5sin2πx-vt cm

y2=3sin2πx-vt+1.5 cm

These waves are simultaneously passing through a string. The amplitude of the resulting wave is :

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Equation of resultant wave on string after interference :-

(iii) Two waves y1=8sinwt-π2 and y2=6sinwt-π2 are interfering one another. What will be the resultant amplitude.

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Equation of resultant wave on string after interference :-

(ii) The amplitude of two interfering waves are 4 cm & 3 cm respectively if the resultant amplitude is 1 cm. The interference becomes.

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Equation of resultant wave on string after interference :-

(i) The amplitude of two interfering waves are 2a & 3a respectively. The resultant amplitude in case if consructive interference.

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Three harmonic waves having equal frequency v and same intensity I0 , have phase angles 0,π4 and -π4 respectively. When they are superimposed the intensity of the resultant wave is close to:

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A travelling wave represented by yx, t=a sinkx-ωt is superimposed on another wave represented by yx, t=a sinkx+ωt . The resultant is a

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A wave represented by the equation y=acoskx-ωt is superposed with another wave to form a stationary wave such that the point x=0 is a node. The equation of the other wave is,

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An organ pipe open at both ends produces:

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The maximum intensity of fringes in Young's experiment is I. If one of the slit is closed then, the intensity at that place becomes Io. Which of the following relations is true? 

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Three waves of equal frequencies having amplitudes 10 μm, 4 μm and 7 μm arrive at a given point with successive phase difference of π2. The amplitude of the resulting wave in μm is given by, 

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Two waves are passing through a region in the same direction at the same time. If the equation of these wave are

y1=asin2πλvt-x

y2=bsin2πλvt-x+x0,

then the amplitude of the resultant wave for x0=λ2 is,

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Principle of superposition for displacement is valid for :-

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Four sources of light waves are represented by :-
i y=a1sin3ωt
ii y=a2sinωt+ϕ
iii y=a1sin2ωt
iv y=a2 sin[2ωt+ϕ]
Interference fringes may be observed due to superposition of:

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A loudspeaker L is placed in the hall with two doors D1 and D2 as shown below. The distance between D1 and D2 is 8.5 m. The loudspeaker L is equidistant from D1 and D2 Monotonic sound waves are emitted from the loudspeaker, and it is found that at point P which is 6.0 m from D1 and at point Q the sound intensities are minimum. The line joining D1,P and Q is perpendicular to the line joining D1 and D2. No other minimum intensity locations can be found between P and Q and beyond Q along the PQ line. What is the frequency of the sound wave generated by the loudspeaker ?(Speed of sound is 340 m/s )

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What combination of the following transverse waves will represent a wave travelling along a direction making an angle 45° with the positive x and y axes

z1=Acos(kx-ωt)

z2=Acos(kx+ωt)

z3=Acos(ky-ωt)

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Figure shows a Young’s double slit experiment setup. The source S of wavelength 4000 oscillates along y- axis according to the equation y=sinπt, where y is in millimeters and t is in seconds. The distance between two slits S1 and S2 is 0.5mm.
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If the phase difference between two waves of the same frequency is 2π during superposition, then the resultant amplitude is