Department of Physics University of Malakand Bs 6th (Online paper)

MMP I (Mid-term) Section I Time 10 Minutes

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I. A traveling wave can be described by:

2𝜋 2𝜋
(a) 𝐴 sin (𝑥 − 𝑣𝑡) (b) 𝐴 sin(𝑘𝑥 − 𝜔𝑡) (c) 𝐴 sin 𝑥 (d) a & b
𝜆 𝜆
II. The time period (in seconds) for the oscillation : 3 cos(100𝜋𝑡 + 𝜋/4) is
1 1
(a) 60 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) None
𝜋
III. The integral ∫−𝜋 cos 2𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 turnout as:
(a) 0 (b) 2𝜋 (c) 1 (d) None
IV. The violin's string in Fig. 1 in the interval (0, 𝑙/2) is described by the function:
ℎ𝑥 ℎ𝑥 2ℎ𝑥
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) = (b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 ( − 1) (c) 𝑓(𝑥) = (d) None
𝑙 𝑙 𝑙

Figure 1
𝜋
0, − 𝜋 < 𝑥 <
2
V. Given the periodic function: 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝜋 at 𝑥 = −3𝜋/2, 𝑓(𝑥) converges to
1, <𝑥<𝜋
2
(a) 0 (b) 1/2 (c) 1 (d) None
VI. For an odd function (nonzero) with period 𝑙, the integral: ∫ 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 vanishes in the interval
(a) (0, 𝑙) (b) (−𝑙, 𝑙) (c) (−𝑙/2, 𝑙/2) (d) None
VII. The function in Fig. 2 corresponds to
(a) An odd function (b) An even function (c) neither function (d) Symmetric about origin

Figure 2
𝑛𝜋𝑥
VIII. Given the function: sin 𝑙 its period is as
(a) 2π (b) 𝑙 (c) 2𝑙 (d) None
1 1 cos 𝑥 cos3 𝑥 cos5 𝑥 1 sin 𝑥 2sin2 𝑥 sin3 𝑥
IX. The Fourier series: 𝑓(𝑥) = 4 + 𝜋 ( 1
− 3
+ 5
…) + 𝜋( 1 + 2 + 3
…)
1 1 1
converges to 1/2 at 𝑥 = 0. The infinite series: 1 − 3 + 5 − 7 + ⋯, turnout as
(a) 𝜋 (b) 2𝜋 (c) 𝜋/4 (d) None
X. The Fourier coefficients for an odd function holds the condition:
(a) 𝑎0 = 𝑎𝑛 = 0 (b) 𝑏𝑛 = 0 (c) 𝑎0 = 𝑎𝑛 = 0, 𝑏𝑛 ≠ 0 (d) None