Question

A transverse wave propagating along $$x$$-axis is represented by
$$y\left( {x,t} \right) = 8\sin \left( {0.5\,\pi x - 4\,\pi t - \frac{\pi }{4}} \right),$$
where, $$x$$ is in metre and $$t$$ is in second. The speed of the wave is

A. $$4\,\pi \,m/s$$
B. $$0.5\,\pi \,m/s$$
C. $$\frac{\pi }{4}\,m/s$$
D. $$8\,m/s$$  
Answer :   $$8\,m/s$$
Solution :
The given equation is
$$y\left( {x,t} \right) = 8.0\sin \left( {0.5\,\pi x - 4\pi t - \frac{\pi }{4}} \right)\,......\left( {\text{i}} \right)$$
Compare it with the standard wave equation
$$y = a\sin \left( {kx - \omega t + \phi } \right)\,......\left( {{\text{ii}}} \right)$$
where $$a$$ is amplitude, $$k$$ the propagation constant and $$\omega $$ the angular frequency, comparing the Eqs. (i) and (ii), we have
$$k = 0.5\,\pi ,\omega = 4\,\pi $$
$$\therefore $$ Speed of transverse wave,
$$\eqalign{ & v = \frac{\omega }{k} = \frac{{4\,\pi }}{{0.5\,\pi }} \cr & = 8\,m/s \cr} $$

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A cylindrical tube open at both ends, has a fundamental frequency $$'f'$$ in air. The tube is dipped vertically in air. The tube is dipped vertically in water so that half of it is in water. The fundamental frequency of the air column in now

A. $$\frac{f}{2}$$
B. $$\frac{3\,f}{4}$$
C. $$f$$
D. $$2\,f$$
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A wave represented by the equation $$y = a\cos \left( {k\,x - \omega t} \right)$$    is superposed with another wave to form a stationary wave such that point $$x = 0$$  is a node. The equation for the other wave is

A. $$a\sin \left( {k\,x + \omega t} \right)$$
B. $$ - a\cos \left( {k\,x - \omega t} \right)$$
C. $$ - a\cos \left( {k\,x + \omega t} \right)$$
D. $$ - a\sin \left( {k\,x - \omega t} \right)$$
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An object of specific gravity $$\rho $$ is hung from a thin steel wire. The fundamental frequency for transverse standing waves in the wire is $$300\,Hz.$$  The object is immersed in water so that one half of its volume is submerged. The new fundamental frequency in $$Hz$$  is

A. $$300{\left( {\frac{{2\,\rho - 1}}{{2\,\rho }}} \right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}$$
B. $$300{\left( {\frac{{2\,\rho }}{{2\,\rho - 1}}} \right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}$$
C. $$300\left( {\frac{{2\,\rho }}{{2\,\rho - 1}}} \right)$$
D. $$300\left( {\frac{{2\,\rho - 1}}{{2\,\rho }}} \right)$$
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A wave disturbance in a medium is described by $$y\left( {x,t} \right) = 0.02\cos \left( {50\,\pi t + \frac{\pi }{2}} \right)\cos \left( {10\,\pi x} \right)$$        where $$x$$ and $$y$$ are in metre and $$t$$ is in second

A. A node occurs at $$x = 0.15\,m$$
B. An antinode occurs at $$x = 0.3\,m$$
C. The speed wave is $$5\,m{s^{ - 1}}$$
D. The wave length is $$0.3\,m$$

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