Teacher's SAT [Waves ][Nitin] PART A: Single Choice correct 1 Three sources of cound $,, Sand $; of equal intensity 1, are placed in a straight line with $,$:= $153 (figure), At a point P, far away from the sources, the wave coming from $2is 120" ahead in phase of that from $;. Also, the wave coming from $; is 120° ahead of that from $; what would be the resultant intensity of sound at P? o—0—0—¢ Si P Ayal By, ole Djzero A.wave pulse is travelling is +ve x direction and having aformof y= f(x vt) is atriking a rigid boundary at the position x = a and gets reflected back to the medisim . What will be the general equation of the reflected pulse ?Choose the correct option Aly = fet vt +n) By Oy =-f(2a—x —vt) D)y ==f(-2a—x—vt) ‘The wave function of a triangular wave pulse is defined by the relation below at time t=0 sec. f(-x —vt +m) ‘The wave pulse is moving in the +x direction in a string having tension T and mass per unit length [1 kg/m . The total energy present with the wave pulse under the assumption m<< 1, will be ? aymta B)mTa oyna pymTa 2 i Oe ‘Two waves of nearly same amplitude, same frequency travelling with same velocity are superimposing to give phenomenon of interference. If a, and dy be their sespectively amplitudes, @ be the frequency for both, Vbe the velocity for both and Ag isthe phase difference between the two waves then, ‘A) the resultant intensity varies periodically with time and distance 2h mig teh Frac C) both the waves must have been travelling in the same direction and must be coherent 2 is obtained aya;D) Ip= +1) +2y uh cos Ag), where constructive interference is obtained for path. difference that ace odd multiple of 1 and destructive interference is obtained for path u diterence that are even mutiple of u 5. Consider a travelling simple harmonic wave [y = Asin(ot - ix)] ona string of mass per unit length {1 and tension T. Amplitude A of the wave is very small. Kinetic energy per tnit 243) and potential energy per unt length ofthe sting given by ,, (2) "3" lar length of the string is given by ,, Choose the comect options A) fora very small element 4; and Uy will change periodically with angular frequency @ B)u, and 1, simultaneously attain their maximum and minimum values Ckotal energy per unit length of a string is constant when a harmonic wave travels on it D)a very small element of string has zero potential energy when it is at its equilibrium position, PART B: Multi-choice correct 6 A plane wave y = asin(kx-+ct) is incident on a surface. Equation ofthe reflected wave is:y, = a sin( ct —kx). Then which of the following statements are correct? A) The wave is incident normally on the surface B) Reflecting surface is y-z plane (C) Medium, in which incident wave is travelling is denser than the other medium D) a’ cannot be greaterthan a ‘The tension in a stretched string fixed at both ends is changed by 2%, the fundamental frequency is found to get changed by 15 Hz, Select the correct statement(s), A) Wavelength of the string of fundamental frequency does not change B) Velocity of propagation of wave changes by 2% C) Velocity of propagation of wave changes by 1% D) Original frequency is 1500 Hz. 8 A wire when stretched by the weight of a solid, gives a fundamental frequency fy when the solid is immersed in water it gives a fundamental frequency fi and when immersed in liquid it gives a fundamental frequency of fs. Ifthe specific gravity of the solid dy and that of the liquid is dy. Then choose the commect options a fete Bd rae fete Gone Dd;A plane progressive wave is advanced in a medium along the +y-axis in the ground frame of reference is represented by the equation y= Asin|ot— ix) then which of the following statements is /are cosvect? A) When the observer is moving along the positive x axis with a uniform velocity V, [Vo « 3] and starting from the origin then the wave equation in the observer frame of reference is Asin[ (a - ky, )t- x] J B) When the observer is moving along the negative xe witha uniform velocity Vp [¥p « $] and starting from the origin then the wave equation in the observer frame of reference is Asin[ (o +i )t— ier] ’ C) When the observer is starting from rest from the origin with a uniform acceleration ay along ao [rt -] D) When the observer is stasting from rest from the origin with a uniform acceleration dy along the positive x ads then the wave equation in the observer frame of reference sin{ (ot ~ kay?) - kx} 10. Fora cestain omgan pipe, three successive resonance frequencies are observed as 425, 595 and 765 He respectively. It is given that the speed of sound in the medium inside the organ pipe is to be 340 m/s Neglect the end conection and neglect tempreture variation during the duration in which experiment was performed No other information is available about the experiment Choose the correct options ’ A) Organ pipe must be closed at one end B) Oxgan pipe must be open at both the ends C) fundamental frequency of organ pipe is 85 Hz D) Length of the organ pipe is 1m PART C: Integer Type Ste Equation of sinusoidal wave travelling (in the direction of +ve x axis) on a string is given by y =A sin(kx —ot + 9). It is given that when there is no wave present on the string , it has mass M and length L and string is uniform If maximum Tension present in the string is Tay and the minimum Tension present is the string is Tmin during the wave propagation on the string . Then the value of ratio of 7 will be? [ A=VE k= 2inS.u nits]2 4. 16. A point P is located at a distance r= 1.5m froma point source of sound of frequency 600 Hz ‘The power of the source is 0.8 W. Speed of sound in air is 340 m/s and density of airs 1.29 kg/m’. The displacement amplitude of oscillation at the point P is nearly k x10 m . Find the value of k Inthe situation shown, reflector (wall) is moving with speed V,,= 20 m/zec towards source, Source is also moving with speed V.= 10 m/sec towards with wall. The observer O is stationary. Assume speed of sound is Vass 380 m/s If observer directly receives a wavelength of A; from the source and observer receives a wavelength of Mater reflection sromthe wall Thenthe value of willbe? ‘The string which is fixed at both the ends has standing wave setup for which distance between adjacent nodes is x, Itis given that the length of string is L., now the same string has another standing wave setup in which distance between the adjacent nodes is xy FP and Q are the number of loops formed in these two situations of standing wave setup on the string Te and relation between xs and xais given bythe equation #2 ‘Thenthe value of P Ql will be ? A.steing having linear mass density of p and length Lis rigidly fixed at both the ends It is given that the one end ofthe string is present at x = 0 and the other end of the string is present at = L. Itis also given that when the string is vibrating in the fundamental mode the midpoint of the string is oscillating with an amplitude of A and Tension in the string ie Tand the total energy of the vibrations of fundamental mode is given by Ey. Itis given that £, = "27 Where xy,2a and m are real numbers . Then find the value of the expression [rtm (xty +2)] will be? Sounds from two identical sources $1 and $2 reach a point P. When the sounds reach directly, and inthe same phase, the intensity at P is Ip. The power of $1 is now reduced by 64%, and the phase difference between $1 and $2 is varied continuously. The maximum and minimum intensities secorded at Pare now Inu: and Imin Fespectively. If is is given that Ina/Imia= K? , where K is an integer. Thenthe value of K will be ?17. Theee metal rods of lengths Li, Ls and Ls having densities p: p2 and ps and young’s modulus ¥, Yoand ¥5 respectively are located relative to each other as shown in figure Rods are having same crosssection area. The system of rods is rigidly clamped at both the ends where Li +L: = Ls and Baa what must the ratio [ L,/I2] be if a sound wave is to travel the length of rods 1 and 2 in the same time as required to travel the length of rod 3. Ifthis ratio is of the form a Gee) Where Kis and Integer, Then the Value of K will be ? 18. The temperature of air varies with height linearly from T, at the earth's surface to Ts (T2| cy loft