TRANSVERSE WAVES

EXERCISE (Level-2)
Answer Key & Solution

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Sol.1 [D]
a2
I = 22n2a2v  I 
T2
2 2
I1 a   T2  a 2 4T 2
 =  1    = 
I2  a2   T1  4a 2 T 2
=1:1

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Sol.2 [A]
sin and cos curve have phase difference of /2

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Sol.3 [D]
2
   = (x)

2
2 – 1 = (x2 – x1)

 2
2 – = (15)
3 
2 
2 =  15 
 3
2 
2 =  15 
60 3
 
2 = 
2 3
3 2
2 = 
6
5
2 =
6

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Sol.4 [B]
y = Asin(t – kx + )
1 1 
y = 4sin  t  x  
5 9 6
 2
k= =   = 18
9 

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Sol.5 [B]

=
2
  = 2 = 2 × 40 = 80 cm.

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Sol.6 [B]
Node at x = 0
If reflection is from rigid end then equation of reflected wave (phase change )
yr = asin(t + kx + )
yr = –asin(t + kx)

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Sol.7 [D]
At resonance frequencies are equal
1 T
v=
2 m
1 10  9.8
v=
2  1 9.8  10 3
100
= = 50 Hz
2

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Sol.8 [D]
Given equation of wave,
 2 
y = acos2  2nt  x
  
1   2   
y = a  1  cos 2 2nt  x  
 2    
1  cos 2
 cos2 =
2
a a  4 
y =  cos  4nt  x 
2 2   
a a  4 
y– = cos  4nt  x 
2 2   
a  4 
or Y= cos  4nt  x 
2   
a
This clearly represents equation of a wave with mean position at y =
2
a
Amplitude of wave =
2
 4n
Frequency = = = 2n
2 2
2 2 
Wavelength = = = 
k 4 2


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Sol.9 [B]
We have, the equation of wave,
 2 
y(x, t) = a0 sin  2t  x
  
Here, particle velocity
y
= a0 (2)
t
 2x 
cos  2t  
  
So vp (max) = 2a0
wave velocity = 
So as per given condition
3 = 2a0
2a 0
=
3

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Sol.10 [A]
Given equation of wave is,
y = 5 sin (t + 4)
 Amplitude = A = 5m
  1
Frequency =  = = =
2 2 2
1
Time period, T = = 2 sec


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Sol.11 [B]
Given equation of wave is,
 x
y = 5 sin  4t  
4 16 
  
= 5 sin  t  x
 64 
  1
Here, = = =
2 2 2
1
T = = 2 sec

2 2
 = (t ) = (0.8) = 0.8
T 2
= 0.8 × 3.14 = 2.512 rad = 144° 

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Sol.12 [B]
Here, V = 0
vP(max.) = A = A(20) = 2A0
So V = vP(max) if
2A0 = 0   = 2A

or A=
2

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Sol.13 [A]
M
Mass of portion AB of wire = h
L
 As portion AB is in equilibrium
M
Tension at point A = T = hg
L

M
hg
T L
 Velocity at point A = = = gh
 M
L

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Sol.14 [D]
A
T1
T1
B P
T2

For equilibrium of pulley P,

T1 T1

T2
2T1 = T2
T1 T2
 v1 = ; v2 =
A A
v1 T1 1 1
= = = 
v2 T2 2 2

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Sol.15 [A]
Clamp end of string  node point
Open end of string  antinode point
So, in minimum position it looks as


d
4
OR

n 
So, it should be  = , integer multiple of
4 4

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Sol.16 [D]
Here, m = 50.7 Kg, V = 0.0075m3
f = 260 Hz
1 F
Now we have f =
2 
1 Vob . m g
260 =
2 
1 Vob. m g
260 =
2 
1 50.7g
260 =
2 
50.7g
2  =
260
When submerged in water,
1 (Mg   W V )g
=
2 
1 Mg   W Vg
=
2 
1 50.7g – 0.0075  1000  g
=
2 
50.7g  7.5g 43.2g
= = (260)
2  50.7g
43.2
= × 260  240 Hz
50.7

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Sol.17 [A]
p F
=
2 

p F
or =
2 r 2 

r 2 
p = (2)
F

or p 

As density of hollow wire is less than that of sonometer wire, so number of loops shall decrease.

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Sol.18 [A]
Here,  = distance between the nodes
n
=
2
Here, no. of loops
= No. of overtones +1 = n +1
So, length of string = L = (n + 1) 

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Sol.19 [A]
1 F
We have,  =
2 r 2 

1 T1
So, 450 =
2 1 r12 

1 T2
2 =
2 2 r22 

450  T1 r22 
= 2 
2 1 T2 r12 

450 1
= 4 4
2 2

450  2
2 = = 225 cps
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Sol.20 [B]
Here,  = 1m , m = 5 × 10–4 kg,
T = 20 N

1 T 1 20
We have,  = =
2  2(1) 5  10 – 4

1 2  10 2
= 4  10 4 = = 102
2 2
= 100 Hz

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Sol.21 [C]
Here, in first case,  = 0.25 m, m = 100 g wt = 0.1 kg

1 T
So, =
2 

1 TA 1 0 .1 g
A = =
2 A  2(0.25) 

1 TB 1 0 .4 g
 =
2 B  2  B 

A 2 B 1
 =
B 0 .5 4

A = B =  = frequency of tuning fork

2 B
So 1=
0.5(2)

  B = 0.5 m = 50 cm

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Sol.22 [C]
At any point A on the wire

A
x
m

(M  m) x
T=
L
where M = mass of rope
m = mass of small block
 Speed of transverse waves,

T (M  m) x
v= 
 L

or v x
As x increases, v also increases

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Sol.23 [C]
Initially the condition at the two ends of rod are different (one is node (fixed) other is antinode (free). So
behaviour is just like a closed pipe closed at one end.
V
Hence fundamental or lowest frequency is where L is length of heavy string, so
4L
V
= 120 ... (1)
4L
Now, in second case, conditions at the two ends of rod become similar (both ends are nodes (fixed), So
behaviour is just like a open pipe open at both ends.
So minimum frequency
V V
= =2 = 2 × 120
2L 4L
= 240 Hz

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Sol.24 [D]
In Ist case,
Frequency of tenth harmonic of string
= Frequency of fork
10 T 10 Mg
=   =
2  2 
In second case,
Frequency of eleventh harmonic of string
= Frequency of fork
11 T  V L g
=
2 

11 V b g  V L g
= 
2 
 
V b g  V b  L g
10 Mg
=
11  b 
2  2 
  
10 Mg = 11 V 0 g 1  L 
 b 
L
10 Mg = 11 Mg 1
b

10 L 100 
= 1  =1– L
11 b 121 b
21  121
= L  b = × L
121 b 21
121
= × 1000
21
= 5.76 × 103 kg m–3

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Sol.25 [B]

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Sol.37 [D]

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Sol.39 [A]

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Sol.41 [C]

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