UNIVERSE ACADEMY

Waves on String and Sound Waves

Waves on String : DPP-01

1. A wave is represented by the equation -

y = (0.002 mm) sin [(50𝑠 −1 )𝑡 + (2𝑚−1 𝑥)]
(A) Wave velocity = 100 m/s (B) Wavelength = 2m
25
(C) Frequency = Hz (D) Amplitude = .001mm
𝜋
2. The mathematical forms for three sinusoidal travelling waves are given by
Wave 1 : y(x, t) = (2cm) sin(3x – 6t)
Wave 2 : y(x, t) = (3cm) sin(4x – 12t)
Wave 3 : y(x, t) = (4cm) sin(5x – 11t)
where x is in meters and t is in seconds. Of these waves:
(A) wave 1 has the greatest wave speed and the greatest maximum transverse string speed.
(B) wave 2 has the greatest wave speed and wave 1 has the greatest maximum transverse string
speed.
(C) wave 3 has the greatest wave speed and the greatest maximum transverse string speed.
(D) wave 2 has the greatest wave speed and wave 3 has the greatest maximum transverse string
speed.
3. A plane progressive wave is represented by the equation y = 0.25 cos (2t – 2x). The equation
of a wave is with double the amplitude and half frequency but travelling in the opposite direction
will be
(A) y = 0.5 cos (t – x) (B) y = 0.5 cos (2t + 2x)
(C) y = 0.25 cos (t + 2x) (D) y = 0.5 cos (t + x)
𝑥
4. The equation of transverse wave is y = a cos 2𝜋 (𝜈𝑡 − 𝜆). The maximum particle velocity is twice of
wave velocity if  is-
𝑎
(A) 𝜋 2 (B) 2a (C) a (D) a
5. The equation of a wave is given (all quantity expressed in SI units) Y = 0.05sin10 (t–0.01x) along
the x-axis. The magnitude of phase difference between the points separated by a distance of 10 m
along x-axis is :-
(A)  / 2 (B)  (C) 2 (D) /4
2
2𝑎𝑏𝑥𝑡−𝑎2 𝑥2 −𝑏 𝑡2
6. A travelling pulse is given by f (x, t) = A exp ( ), where A, a, b, and c are positive
𝑐2
constants of appropriate dimensions. The speed of the pulse is :
𝑏 2𝑏 𝑐𝑏 𝑏
(A) (B) (C) (D)
𝑎 𝑎 𝑎 2𝑎

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7. A wave equation which gives the displacement along the y direction is given by y = 10–4 sin (60t + 2x),
where x and y are in meters and t is time in seconds. This represents a wave
(A) travelling with a velocity of 30 ms–1 in the negative x direction.
(B) of wavelength  m
(C) of frequency 30/ Hz
(D) of amplitude 10–4 m
8. In a string the speed of wave is 10 m/s and its frequency is 100 Hz. The value of the phase difference
at a distance 2.5 cm will be:
(A) /2 (B) /8 (C) 3/2 (D) 2
2𝜋
9. A transverse wave is represented by the equation 𝑦 = 𝑦0 sin 𝜆 (𝑣𝑡 − 𝑥). For what value of , the
maximum particle velocity equal to two times the wave velocity
(πy ) (πy )
(A) 𝜆 = 2𝜋𝑦0 (B) λ = 30 (C) λ = 20 (D) 𝜆 = 𝜋𝑦0
10. The equation of a simple harmonic wave is given by:
𝜋
y = 3 sin (50 t – x)
2
where x and y are in meters and t is in seconds. The ratio of maximum particle velocity to the wave
velocity is:
3
(A) 3π (B) π (C) 2π (D) 𝜋
2
11. A plane progressive wave of frequency 25 Hz, amplitude 2.5 × 10 m and initial phase zero
–5

propagates along the negative x-direction with a velocity of 300 m/s. At any instant, the phase
difference between the oscillations at two points 6m apart along the line of propagation is ...., and
the corresponding amplitude difference is ...... m.
12. The figure shows a simple harmonic progressive transverse
wave, progressing towards the right. The particle having the
maximum acceleration directed downwards is represented by
(A) a (B) b
(C) c (D) d
13. A transverse sinusoidal wave moves along a string in the positive x direction. In figure (I)
displacement of particle at P as a function of time is given and in figure (II) at a particular
time t-the snap shot of wave is shown. The wave velocity (cm/s) and velocity of particle at P (cm/s)
will be :
y (cm) y (cm)

4cm
23 P
2 t (sec) 2 x (cm)
0 1 0 1

Figure-I Figure-II
(A) 1𝑖̂, −3𝜋𝑗̂ (B) 1𝑖̂, 3𝜋𝑗̂ (C) 1𝑖̂, 2𝜋𝑗̂ (D) −1𝑖̂, −2𝜋𝑗̂

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Waves on String and Sound Waves

14. A transverse wave is travelling along a horizontal string. The first picture shows the shape of the
string at an instant of time. This picture is superimposed on a coordinate system to help you make
any necessary measurements. The second picture is a graph of the vertical displacement of one
point along the string as a function of time. How far does this wave travel along the string in one
second?

(A) 0.3 cm (B) 3.0 cm (C) 9.0 cm (D) 27 cm

15. A transverse sinusoidal wave moves along a string in the positive x-direction at a speed of 10 cm/s.
The wavelength of the wave is 0.5 m and its amplitude is 10 cm. At a particular time t, the snap shot
of the wave is shown in figure. The velocity of P when its displacement is 5 cm is :
y

•P
x

√3𝜋 √3𝜋 √3𝜋 √3𝜋

(A) 𝑗̂ 𝑚/𝑠 (B) − 𝑗̂𝑚/𝑠 (C) 𝑗̂𝑚/𝑠 (D) − ̂m/s
𝑖
100 50 50 50

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