The equation of a simple harmonic wave is given by \(y=3\sin \frac{\pi}{2}(50t-x)\) where \(x \) and \(y\) are in meters and \(t\) is in seconds. The ratio of maximum particle velocity to the wave velocity is:
1. \(\frac{3\pi}{2}\)
2. \(3\pi\)
3. \(\frac{2\pi}{3}\)
4. \(2\pi\)

Two identical piano wires, kept under the same tension T, have a fundamental frequency of 600 Hz. The fractional increase in the tension of one of the wires which will lead to the occurrence of 6 beats/s when both the wires oscillate together would be:

1. 0.01

2. 0.02

3. 0.03

4. 0.04

Which one of the following statements is true?

The time of reverberation of a room \(A\) is one second. What will be the time (in seconds) of reverberation of a room, having all the dimensions double those of room A?

1. 2

2. 4

3. $\frac{1}{2}$

4. 1

A transverse wave propagating along the x-axis is represented by:
\(y=(x,t)=8.0\mathrm{sin}(0.5\pi x-4\pi t-\frac{\pi}{4})\) where \(x\) is in meters and \(t\) in seconds. The speed of wave is: 
1. \(4\pi\) m/s
2. \(0.5\) m/s
3. \(\frac{\pi}{4}\) m/s
4. \(8\) m/s

Two sound waves with wavelengths 5.0 m and 5.5 m, respectively, propagate in gas with a velocity of 330 m/s. How many beats per second can we expect?

1. 12

2. 0

3. 1

4. 6

The wave described by \(y=0.25\sin (10\pi x-2\pi t)\), where \(x \) and \(y\) are in metre and \(t\) in second, is a wave travelling along the:

Each of the two strings of lengths 51.6 cm and 49.1 cm is tensioned separately by 20 N of force. The mass per unit length of both strings is the same and equals 1 g/m. When both the strings vibrate simultaneously, the number of beats is: