Two waves represented by the following equations are travelling in the same medium \(y_1 = 5\sin2\pi(75t-0.25x), y_2= 10\sin\pi(150t-0.50 x)\). The intensity ratio \(\dfrac{I_1}{I_2}\) of the two waves is:
1. \(1:2\)
2. \(1:4\)
3. \(1:8\)
4. \(1:16\)

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Two waves are propagating to the point \(P\) along a straight line produced by two sources, \(A\) and \(B\), of simple harmonic and equal frequency. The amplitude of every wave at \(P\) is \(a\) and the phase of \(A\) is ahead by \(\frac{\pi}{3}\) than that of \(B\), and the distance \(AP\) is greater than \(BP\) by \(50~\text{cm}\). If the wavelength is \(1~\text{m}\), then the resultant amplitude at point \(P\) will be:
1. \(2a\)
2. \(a\sqrt{3}\)
3. \(a\sqrt{2}\)
4. \(a\)
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Two tuning forks when sounded together produced 4 beats/sec. The frequency of one fork is 256 Hz. The number of beats heard increases when the fork of frequency 256 Hz is loaded with wax. The frequency of the other fork is(in Hz) :

(1) 504

(2) 520

(3) 260

(4) 252

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Tuning fork \(F_1\) has a frequency of \(256~\text{Hz}\) and it is observed to produce \(6\) beats/second with another tuning fork \(F_2\). When \(F_2\) is loaded with wax, it still produces \(6\) beats/second with \(F_1\). The frequency of \(F_2\) before loading was:
1. \(253~\text{Hz}\)
2. \(262~\text{Hz}\)
3. \(250~\text{Hz}\)
4. \(259~\text{Hz}\)
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Beats are produced by two waves given by y1=asin2000πt and y2=asin2008πt. The number of beats heard per second is :

(1) Zero

(2) One

(3) Four

(4) Eight

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The distance between the nearest node and antinode in a stationary wave is :

(1) λ

(2) λ2

(3) λ4

(4) 2λ

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For the stationary wave y=4sinπx15cos(96πt), the distance between a node and the next antinode is :

1. 7.5

2. 15

3. 22.5

4. 30

Subtopic:  Standing Waves |
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The equation of a stationary wave is \(y = 0.8\cos\left(\frac{\pi x}{20}\right)\sin200(\pi t)\), where \(x\) is in \(\text{cm}\) and \(t\) is in \(\text{sec}.\) The separation between consecutive nodes will be:
1. \(20~\text{cm}\)
2. \(10~\text{cm}\)
3. \(40~\text{cm}\)
4. \(30~\text{cm}\)
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A wave represented by the given equation y=acos(kxωt) is superposed with another wave to form a stationary wave such that the point x = 0 is a node. The equation for the other wave is :

(1) y=asin(kx+ωt)

(2) y=acos(kx+ωt)

(3) y=acos(kxωt)

(4) y=asin(kxωt)

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A standing wave is represented by

Y=Asin(100t)cos(0.01x)

where Y and A are in millimetre, t is in seconds and x is in metre. The velocity of the wave is :

(1) 104 m/s

(2) 1 m/s

(3) 10–4 m/s

(4) Not derivable from the above data

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