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ME/AGEXPR

WAVE ON STRING
1. A sound wave of frequency 245 Hz travels with the speed of 300 ms –1 along the positive x-axis.
Each point of the wave moves to and fro through a total distance of 6 cm. What will be the
mathematical expression of this travelling wave? [JEE MAIN 2021 (MARCH)]
(1) Y(x,t) = 0.03 sin [5.1 x – (0.2 × 103)t]
(2) Y(x,t) = 0.06 sin [5.1 x – (1.5 × 103)t]
(3) Y(x,t) = 0.06 sin [0.8 x – (0.5 × 103)t]
(4) Y(x,t) = 0.03 sin [5.1x – (1.5 × 103)t]

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2. The amplitude of wave disturbance propagating in the positive x-direction is given by y 
(1  x) 2
at t = 1s, where x and y are in metes . The shape of wave does, not change during the propagation.
The velocity of the wave will be ____m/s. [JEE MAIN 2021 (JULY)]

3. Two waves are simultaneously passing through a string and their equation are :
y1 = A1 sin k(x–vt), y2 = A2 sin k(x – vt + x0). Given amplitudes A1 = 12 mm and A2 = 5 mm, x0 =
3.5 cm and wave number k = 6.28 cm–1. The amplitude of resulting wave will be……..mm.
[JEE MAIN 2021 (AUGUST)]

4. Two travelling waves produces a standing wave represented by equation,

y = 1.0 mm cos(1.57 cm-1) x sin(78.5 s-1)t. [JEE MAIN 2021 (AUGUST)]
The node closest to the origin in the region x > 0 will be at x = .........cm.

5. A wire having a linear mass density 9.0  10-4 kg/m is stretched between into rigid supports with a
tension of 900 N. The wire resonates at a frequencyof 500Hz.The next higher frequency at which
the same wire resonates is 550 Hz.
The length of the wire is ______m. [JEE MAIN 2021 (AUGUST)]

ANSWER KEY

1. 4 2. 2 3. 7 4. 1 5. 10

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SOLUTION
1. (4)
Sol. (4)  = 2f
= 1.5 × 103
6
A=  3cm  0.03m
2

2. (2)
1
Sol. t  0, y 
1 x2
1
At time t  t, y 
1  (x  vt) 2
1
At t  1, y   (i)
1  (x  v) 2
1
At t  1, y   (ii)
1  (x  2) 2
Comparing (i) & (ii)
v = 2m/s

3. (7)
Sol. y1 = A1sink(x –vt)
y1 = 12 sin 6.28 (x – vt)
y2 = 5 sin 6.28 (x – vt + 3.5)
2
   x 

= K(x)
7
 6.28  3.5   2  7 
2
A net  A12  A 22  2A1A 2 cos 

A net  (12) 2  (5) 2  2(12)(5) cos(7 )

 144  25  120

4. (1)
Sol. For node
Cos(1.57cm-1)x = 0

(1.57cm1 )x 
2

x cm  1cm
2(1.57)
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5. (10)
kg
Sol.   9.0 104
m
T = 900 N
T 900
V   1000m / s
 9 104
f1 = 500 Hz
f = 550
nV (n  1)V
 500.....(i)  500 ....(ii)
2 2
V
(ii) (i)  50
2
1000
  10
2  50

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