TRANSVERSE WAVES

EXERCISE (Level-4)
Section - B
Answer Key & Solution

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Sol.1 Maximum particle velocity = A = 3 m/s
Maximum particle acceleration
= 2A = 90 m/s2

Velocity of wave = = 20 m/s … (3)
K
From (1), (2) and (3)
 = 30 rad/s, A = 0.1 m, K = 1.5 m–1
Equation of waveform should be,
y = A sin (t ± kx + )
= 0.1 sin (30 t ± 1.5 x + 

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Sol.2 [A]
Frequency of 1st harmonic of
1 TAB
AB =
2 
1 TCD
Frequency of 2nd harmonic of CD =
 
Given that the two frequencies are equal
1 TAB 1 TCD T
 =  AB = TCD
2    4
 TAB = 4TCD ... (i)
A C
 AB CD = 
 TAB TCD
2
O
B L–x D
x
m
L
For rotational equilibrium of massless rod taking torque about point O
TAB × x = TCD (L – x) .... (ii)
For translational equilibrium,
TAB +TCD = mg .... (iii)
mg
On solving (i) and (iii), we get TCD = ;
5
4 mg
TAB =
5
Substituting these values in (ii), we get
4mg mg
x  (L – x)
5 5
L
 4x = L – x  x = 
5

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Sol.3 [A]
In one second number of maximas is called the beat frequency. Hence
100 92
fb = f1 – f2 = – = 4Hz
2 2

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Sol.4 [A]
At x = 0, y = y1 + y2
= 2A cos 96 t cos 4t
Frequency of cos (96t) function is 48 Hz and that of cos (4t) function is 2Hz.
In one second function becomes zero at 2f times, where f is the frequency. Therefore, first function will
become zero at 96 times and the second at 4 times. But second will not overlap with first. Hence, net y will
become zero 100 times in 1 second.

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Sol.5 [A]

Speed of wave, v =
k
100
or v=
0 .5 
92
or = 200 m/s
0.46

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Sol.6 [5]

x=0 x=20cm

T = 0.5 N
T 0 .5  0 .2
v= = = 0.1 10 3 = 10 m/s
m 10 3
v = f
 v 10 
  f  100  0.1
 
Separation between successive node
 10
= = = 5 cm
2 2

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Sol.7 [5]

y1 = 4 sin (2x –6t)

y2 = 3 sin (2x –6t –/2)


=
2

Ares = A12  A 22  2A1A 2 cos 

Ares = 32  4 2  0 = 5

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Sol.8 [B, C]
L

y = 0.01 sin 6.2 8x cos 628t

2
k = 62.8 =

2  3.14
62.8 =

6.28 1
= =
62.8 10
5
=L
2
1 1
L = 5×  meter  0.25 m
20 4
Antinode is at mid point of string
Maximum displacement at this point = 0.01
v
Fundamental frequency =
2
 6.28
v=  = 10
k 62.8
10  100
Fundamental frequency  (V = f)
2  0.25
10   
 v  
0 .5  2 
100
  20Hz
5

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Sol.9 [A, C, D]


= ;
4
   = 4 × 3 = 12

3
= ; = 4
4
Similarly
15
= 
4
2  2 5
= =
 6  6
12
 = 12 =
5
2 5  12 
= ;=  ;
 6 5
5 12
= × ;=3
4 5
Alternative Solution
String in fixed at x = 0
And the other is vibrating so that the stationary wave is developed, that means source is at other end.
At source position there will be node
That implies both end is node.
V = 100 m/s.
 =3m

Option (A)  K =   = 12 m
6

 = one node other antinode
4

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  2 
Option (B)  K =  =   = 6 m.
3  3

= both end node.
2
5 2 5
Option (C)  K =  =
6  6
12
 =
5
5
= one node other antinodes
4
5 2 5
Option (D) K =  =
2  2
4
 =
5
15
=  one node other antinodes
4
Answer (B) option

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Sol.10 [C, D]
Tension at O is greater than tension at A
V0 > VA frequency remains constant
So v = n
Wave pulse 1 when reach at A its speed decreases hence wavelength gets shorter.
Velocity of two pulse have same speed at all position & direction opposite.
So TOA = TAO

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