BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2012

  • question_answer
    A progressive wave is represented as \[y=0.2\cos \pi \left( 0.04+0.2x-\frac{\pi }{6} \right)\] where distance is expressed in cm and time in second. What will be the minimum distance between two particles having the phase difference of \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]?

    A)  4 cm          

    B)  8 cm

    C)  25 cm         

    D)  12.5 cm

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    On comparing the given equation with                 \[y=a\cos (\omega \,t+kx-\phi )\] we get, \[k=\frac{2\pi }{\lambda }=0.02\] and        \[\lambda =100\,cm\] It is given that phase difference between particles, \[\Delta \phi =\frac{\pi }{2}\] So, the path difference between them,                 \[\Delta \,p=\frac{\lambda }{2\pi }\times \Delta \phi \]                 \[=\frac{\lambda }{2\pi }\times \frac{\pi }{2}=\frac{\lambda }{4}\] \[=\frac{100}{4}=25\,\,cm\]


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