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Exercise - III (Subjective Problems)

1. Consider the wave y = (5 mm) sin (1 cm–1) x –
(60 s–1)t] Find (a) the amplitude (b) the wave
number, (c) the wavelength, (d) the frequency,
25cm
(e) the time period and (f) the wave velocity.
2. The wave function for a traveling wave on a 2.0m
taut string is (in SI unit) 2kg
y(x, t) = (0.350 m) sin (10 t – 3x + /4)
(a) What are the speed and direction of travel of
the wave ?
(b) What is the vertical displacement of the string 7. A uniform rope of length 12 m and mass 6 kg
at t = 0, x = 0.100 m ? hange vertically from a rigid support. A block of
(c) What are wavelength and frequency of the mass 2 kg is attached to the free end of the
wave ? rope. A transverse pulse of wavelength 0.06 m is
(d) What is the maximum magnitude of the produced at the lower end of the rope. What is
transverse speed of a particle of the string ? the wavelength of the pulse when it reaches the
top of the rope ?
3. The string shown in figure is driven at a
frequecy of 5.00 Hz. The amplitude of the motion 8. A particle on stretched string supporting a
is 12.0 cm, and the wave speed is 20.0 m/s. travelling wave, takes 5.0 ms to move from its
Furthermore, the wave is such that y = 0 at x = mean position to the extreme position. The
0 and t = 0. Determine (a) the angular frequency distance between two consecutive particles,
which are at their mean position, is 2.0 cm. Find
and (b) wave number for this wave. (c) Write an
the frequency, the wavelength and the wave
expression for the wave function. Calculate (d)
speed.
the maximum transverse speed and (e) the
maximum transverse acceleration of a point on 9. A 6.00 m segment of a long string has a mass
the string. of 180 g. A high-speed photograph shows the at
y segment contains four complete cycles of wave.
The string is vibrating sinusoidally with a frequency
x of 50.0 Hz and a peak=to-valley displacement of
15.0 cm. (The "peak-to-valley" displacement is
the vertical distance from the farthest positive
x=0
dis plac ement to the farthes t ne gative
4. Two strings A and B with  = 2 kg/m and  = 8
displacement. (a) Write the function that
kg/m respectively are joined in series and kept
describes this wave traveling in the positive x
on a horizontal table with both the ends fixed. direction. (b) Determine the power being supplied
The tension in the string is 200 N. If a pulse of to the string.
amplitude 1 cm travels in A towards the junction,
then find the amplitude of reflected and 10. A 200 Hz wave with amplitude 1 mm travels
transmitted pulse. on a long string of linear mass density 6 g/m kept
under a tension of 60 N. (a) Find the average
5. A parabolic pulse given by equation y (in cm) power transmitted across a given point on the
= 0.3 – 0.1 (x – 5t)2 ( y  0) x in meter and t in string. (b) Find the total energy associated with
second travelling in a uniform string. The pulse the wave in a 2.0m long portion of the string.
passes through a boundary beyond which its
velocity becomes 2.5 m/s. What will be the 11. The equation of a plane wave travelling along
amplitude of pulse in this medium after 2
positive direction of x-axis is y = a sin (vt – x)
transmission ? 
When this wave is reflected at a rigid surface
6. In the arrangement shown in figure, the string and its amplitude becomes 80%, then find the
has mass of 4.5 g. How much time will it take for equation of the reflected wave
a transverse disturbance produced at the floor
to reach the pulley ? Take g = 10 m/s2 12. A travelling wave of amplitude 5 A is partially
reflected from a boundary with the amplitude 3
A. Due to superposition of two waves with different
amplitudes in opposite directions a standing wave
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pattern is formed. Determine the amplitude at 19. A string vibrates in 4 loops with a frequency
node and antinodes. of 400 Hz.
13. Two waves are described by (a) What is its fundamental frequency ?
y1 = 0.30 sin [(5x – 200)t] (b) What is frequency will cause it to vibrate into
and y2 = 0.30 sin [(5x – 200t) + /3] 7 loops.
where y1, y2 and x are in meters and t is 20.A string fixed at both ends is vibrating in the
in seconds. When these two waves are combined, lowest mode of vibration for which a point at
a traveling wave is produced. What are the (a) quarter of its lengths from one end is a point of
amplitude, (b) wave speed, and (c) wave length maximum displacement. The frequency of vibration
of that traveling wave ? in this mode is 100 Hz. What will be the frequency
14.What are (a) the lowest frequency, (b) the emitted when it vibrates in the next mode such
second lowest frequency, and (c) the third lowest that this point is again a point of maximum
frequency for standing waves on a wire that is displacement.
10.0 m long has a mass of 100 g. and is stretched 21. A guitar string is 90 cm long and has a
under a tension of 250 N which is fixed at both fundamental frequency of 124 Hz. Where should
ends ? it be pressed to produced a fundamental
15. A nylon guitar string has a linear density of frequency of 186 Hz ?
7.20 g/m and is under a tension of 150 N. The 22. A 2.00 m long rope, having a mass of 80 g, is
fixed supports are distance D = 90.0 cm apart. fixed at one end and is tied to a light string at
The string is oscillating in the standing wave the other end. The tension in the string is 256 N.
pattern shown in figure. Calculate the (a) speed (a) Find the frequencies of the fundamental and
wavelength, and (c) frequency of the traveling the first two overtones. (b) Find the wavelength
waves whose superposition gives this standing in the fundamental and the first two overtones.
wave.
23. A stretched uniform wire of a sonometer
between two fixed knife edges, when vibrates in
D
its second harmonic gives 1 beat per second with
a vibrating tuning fork of frequency 200 Hz. Find
the percentage change in the tension of the wire
to be in unison with the tuning fork.
16.A string that is stretched between fixed 24. A sonometer wires resonates with a given
supports separated by 75.0 cm has resonant tuning fork forming standing waves with five
frequencies of 420 and 315 Hz with no intermediate antinodes between the two bridges when a mass
resonant frquencies. What are of 9 kg is suspended from the wire. When this
(a) the lowest resonant frequencies and (b) the mass is replaced by M, the wire resonates with
wave speed ? the same tuning fork forming three antinodes for
the same position of bridges. Find the value of M.
17. A string oscillates according to the equation
25. A 40 cm long wire having a mass 3.2 gm and
  –1  area of c.s. 1 mm2 is stretched between the
y = (0.50 cm) sin  3 cm  x cos [(40  s–1)t]
  support 40.05 cm apart. In its fundamental mode.
What are the (a) amplitude and (b) speed of the It vibrate with a frequency 1000/64 Hz. Find the
two waves (identical except for direction of young’s modulus of the wire.
travel) whose superposition gives this oscillation 26. A steel rod having a length of 1m is fastened
? (c) What is the distance between nodes ? (d) at its middle. Assuming young’s modulus to be 2
What is the transverse speed of a particle of the × 1011 Pa, and density to be 8 gm/cm3 find the
string at the position x = 1.5 cm when t = 9/8 s ? fundamental frequency of the longitudinal
18. In an experiment of standing waves, a string vibration and frequency of first overtone.
90 cm long is attached to the prong of an
electrically driven tuning fork that oscillates
perpendicular to the length of the string at a
frequency of 60 Hz. The mass of the string is
0.044 kg. What tension must the string be under
(weights are attached to the other end) if it is to
oscillate in four loops ?
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Exercise - III (Subjective Problems)

394,50 - Rajeev Gandhi Nagar Kota, Ph. No. : 93141-87482, 0744-2209671

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