Equation of Wave

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Equation of Wave: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, General Wave Equation, Sinusoidal Travelling Waves, Sinusoidal Waves in Wires and Ropes & Laplace Wave Condition etc.

Important Questions on Equation of Wave

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A simple harmonic wave of amplitude 8 unit travels along the positive x-axis. At given instant of time, for a particle at a distance of 10 cm from the origin, the displacement is +6 unit and for a particle at a distance of 25 cm from the origin, the displacement is +4 unit. Calculate the wavelength.

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

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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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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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A wave transports__

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A progressive wave is represented by y=12sin(5t-4x) cm. On this wave, how far away are the two points having a phase difference of 90°?

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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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In a wave, travelling in +X direction with speed of 2 cm/s, the particles displacement at x=0 is given by y(mm)=2t0t26-t2<t4. Find the displacement of particle (in mm ) at x=4 cm at t=5sec

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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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A wave motion has the function y=a0sinωt-kx. The graph in the figure shows how the displacement y at a fixed point varies with time t. Which one of the labelled points shows a displacement equal to that at the position x=π2k at time t=0 ?
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If the speed of the wave shown in the figure is 330 m s-1 in the given medium, then the equation of the wave propagating in the positive x-direction will be (all quantities are in MKS units)
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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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A travelling harmonic wave is represented by the equation yx, t=10-3sin50t+2x ,where x and yare in meter and t is in seconds. Which of the following is a correct statement about the wave?

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The equation of a progressive wave moving in +ve X-direction is given by -