JEE Main & Advanced Physics Wave Mechanics Question Bank Progressive Waves

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    The displacement y (in cm) produced by a  simple harmonic wave is \[y=\frac{10}{\pi }\sin \left( 2000\pi t-\frac{\pi x}{17} \right)\]. The periodic time and maximum velocity of the particles in the medium will respectively be                                                                      [CPMT 1986]

    A)            \[{{10}^{-3}}\]sec and 330 m/sec                                     

    B)            \[{{10}^{-4}}\]sec and 20 m/sec

    C)            \[{{10}^{-3}}\]sec and 200 m/sec                                     

    D)            \[{{10}^{-2}}\]sec and 2000 m/sec

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               Comparing with \[y=a\sin (\omega t-kx)\]Þ\[a=\frac{10}{\pi },\omega =200\,\pi \]                    \[\therefore \] \[{{v}_{\max }}=a\omega =\frac{10}{\pi }\times 2000\,\pi =200m/\sec \]                    and \[\omega =\frac{2\pi }{T}\Rightarrow 200\,\pi =\frac{2\pi }{T}\]Þ \[T={{10}^{-3}}\]sec


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