Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2009

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    The path difference between the two waves \[{{y}_{1}}={{a}_{1}}\sin \left( \omega t-\frac{2\pi x}{\lambda } \right)\]and \[{{y}_{2}}={{a}_{2}}cos\left( \omega t-\frac{2\pi x}{\lambda }+\phi  \right)\]is

    A)  \[\frac{\lambda }{2\pi }\phi \]

    B)  \[\frac{\lambda }{2\pi }\left( \phi +\frac{\pi }{2} \right)\]

    C)  \[\frac{2\pi }{\lambda }\left( \phi -\frac{\pi }{2} \right)\]

    D)  \[\frac{2\pi }{\lambda }\phi \]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[{{y}_{1}}={{a}_{1}}\sin \left( \omega t-\frac{2\pi x}{\lambda } \right)\]and \[{{y}_{2}}={{a}_{2}}\cos \left( \omega t-\frac{2\pi x}{\lambda }+\phi  \right)\] \[={{a}_{2}}\sin \left( \omega t-\frac{2\pi x}{\lambda }+\phi +\frac{\pi }{2} \right)\] So, phase difference \[=\phi +\frac{\pi }{2}\] and path difference \[\Delta =\frac{\lambda }{2\pi }\left( \phi +\frac{\pi }{2} \right)\]


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