TRANSVERSE WAVES

EXERCISE (Level-1)
Answer Key & Solution

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Sol.1 [A]
Mechanical wave moving in a gas must be longitudinal

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Sol.2 [D]
Necessary property of medium to wave propagation are
(i) Inertia (ii) Elasticity
(iii) low resistance of medium

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Sol.3 [C]
By Theory.
Elastic waves in solid are either transverse or longitudinal. Transverse on surface and longitudinal in volume.

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Sol.4 [B]
 x
Given wave equation = a sin 2  vt  
 
Given condition (vp)max = 4 vwave

a = 4
k

a = 4
2


a =2

a
=
2

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Sol.5 [B]

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Sol.6 [D]

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Sol.7 [C]

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Sol.8 [D]

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Sol.9 [A]

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Sol.10 [C]

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Sol.11 [A]

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Sol.12 [A]

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Sol.13 [D]

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Sol.14 [A]
Given rA = 2rB ; A = B

T
v= ; T = same for both


t m
v  ;µ =
 

m =   = same,  = same

m1 : m2 = A1 : A2 = (2r)2 : (r)2
m1 : m2 = 4 : 1
µ1 : µ2 = 4 : 1
µ 1 : µ 2 = m1 : m2 = 4 : 1
1 1
v   vA : vB = 1 : 2 or
 2

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Sol.15 [C]
T
v=

F 
Y=
A 
A, , Y are constant
F 
v2 T2 1

v1  2 T1
v2 0.4 x 1
  …(1)
v1 0.1x  2
m m
1 = 
2 x  0.1x 2.1x
m m
2 = 
2 x  0 .4 x 2 .4 x
1 2.4 x 8
 
 2 2.1x 7
Put in equation, (1)
v2 8 32
 4   v2 = v1
v1 7 7

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Sol.16 [B]
A = 0.8 × 10–6 m2,
10 3
d = 12.5 ×
10 6
= 12.5 × 103 K/m3
T = 64N

T T
V= 
 A

64
=
12.5  10  0.8  10 16
3

32  103
=  32  200
5
= 80 m/s

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Sol.17 [A]

T T
v=  v 2 
 

T = v2µ
(given µ = 1.2 × 10–4 kg/m)
compare given equation with standard wave equation
2 2
= = 30s–1 ; k = = 1.0 m–1
T 
 30
v=   30ms 1
k 1
T = (302) (1.2 × 10–4 Kg/m)
900 × 1.2 × 10–4 = 10.8 × 10–2 = 0.108 N

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Sol.18 [D]
y1 = a1 cos (t – kx)

= a1 sin(t – kx + ) …(1)
2

y = 2 a2 sin (t – kx + ) …(2)
3
from (1) and (2)
phase difference ;
  
1 – 2 =  
2 3 6

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Sol.19 [A]

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Sol.20 [D]

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Sol.21 [B]

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Sol.22 [D]

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Sol.23 [D]

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Sol.24 [C]

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Sol.25 [C]

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Sol.26 [C]

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Sol.27 [A]
The fixed end is a node and free end is antinode.
n
So, as distance between any two consecutive nodes is /4,. Hence, length of string is
4

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Sol.28 [C]
Both ends of strings are fixed, so both ends are node. So it looks as

/2 = 

So, possible smallest length


=
2
2 2
k= ;=
 k
From equation,
2 2  3.14
=  = 20 cm
0.314 0.314
 20
= = = 10 cm
2 2

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Sol.29 [B]
Given two strings
String A :
Tension = T, density = 
r1 ,  1
String B :
Tension = 2T, density = 2
2r1 2 1

1 T
frequency of string =
2 
m
µ= , m  mass of string =  × v

mB = (2) (A' × ') = (2) (2r)2 = (2)
= 16 A = 16 mA
mB = 16 mA
m 16m A 8
µ B (linear mass density) = B  
B 2 1
B 8
  µB = 8 µA
A 1
1 TB
nB 2 B B A TB  A
 = .
nA 1 TA B TA  B
2 A A
  A
= .
2 2 8 B
1 1 1 1 1
=   
2 4 2 2 4
nA 1
  nA = 4nB
nB 4

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Sol.30 [C]

1 T
F0 =
2 

1 1.21 T
F0 + 5 = = 1.1 F0
2 

F0 + 5 = 1.1 F0
5
F0 = = 50 Hz
0 .1

1 T
Now, F'=
2  0 .9  

1 10 500
F'= F0 = × 50 =
0 .9 9 9
= 55.55 Hz

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Sol.31 [B]

P T P mg
F0 = 
2  2 

All are constant except P and m

So, P m = constant

P1 m1 = P2 m2

3 8 5 m
m = 0.36 × 8 = 2.88 gm

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Sol.32 [D]
Statement-I
True
On reflection at rigid boundary direction of propagation reverses itself and a phase change of  occurs or a
path difference of
 
. = occurs.
2 2
Statement-II
True.
A stationary wave is produced when two similar waves of same frequency and wavelength (amplitude may
or may not be equal) superpose while travelling in opposite directions
For stationary wave, y = a sin t cos kx
a
 component waves are, y1 = sin (t – kx)
2
a
y2 = sin (t + kx)
2
Statement-III
False
Suppose string has two nodes,

N N

 
Length of wire = = (2– 1)
2 2
For 3 nodes,
N
N N

 
2 2
2 
Length of wire = = (3 – 1)
2 2
For 4 nodes,
N N
N N

  
2 2 2
3 
Length of wire = = (4 – 1)
2 2

For n nodes length of wire = (n – 1)
2

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Sol.33 [A]
Particle velocity amplitude or maximum particle velocity = A = 2A
Particle acceleration amplitude or maximum particle acceleration = 2A = (2)2A
= 4 2  2 A

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Sol.34 [B]

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Sol.35 [A]

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Sol.36 [B]

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