JEE Main & Advanced Physics Wave Mechanics Question Bank Mock Test - Waves and Acoustics

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    How long will it take sound waves to travel a distance between points \[A\] and \[B\] if the air temperature between them varies linearly from \[{{T}_{1}}\] to\[{{T}_{2}}\]? (The velocity of sound in air at temperature T is given by \[v=\alpha \sqrt{t}\], where a is \[a\] constant)

    A) \[\frac{2l}{\alpha \sqrt{{{T}_{1}}{{T}_{2}}}}\]            

    B) \[\alpha l\sqrt{\frac{{{T}_{1}}}{{{T}_{2}}}}\]

    C) \[\sqrt{{{T}_{1}}+{{T}_{2}}}.\alpha l\]           

    D) \[\frac{2l}{\alpha (\sqrt{{{T}_{2}}+\sqrt{{{T}_{1}}}})}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] \[<v>=\frac{{{v}_{1}}+{{v}_{2}}}{2}=\frac{\alpha \sqrt{{{T}_{1}}}+\alpha \sqrt{{{T}_{2}}}}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \]Time taken\[=\frac{2l}{\alpha (\sqrt{{{T}_{1}}}+\sqrt{{{t}_{2}}})}\] Alternate Solution: \[\frac{dx}{dt}=V=\alpha \sqrt{{{T}_{1}}+\left( \frac{{{T}_{2}}-{{T}_{1}}}{l} \right)x}\] \[\int_{x=0}^{x=1}{\frac{dx}{\sqrt{{{T}_{1}}+\left( \frac{{{T}_{2}}-{{T}_{1}}}{l} \right)x}}}=\int_{0}^{t}{\alpha dt}\] On solving we get \[t=\frac{2l}{\alpha (\sqrt{{{T}_{1}}}+\sqrt{{{T}_{2}}})}\]


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