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The document discusses various properties of wave motion, including: 1) Calculating the wave number and speed from given angular frequency and wavelength. 2) Relating period, frequency, wavelength, and speed for a transverse wave. 3) Finding displacement, phase difference, and particle velocity at given points for sinusoidal waves. 4) Drawing a wave and calculating its speed from given frequency, wavelength, and amplitude.

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Practice Problem WM

The document discusses various properties of wave motion, including: 1) Calculating the wave number and speed from given angular frequency and wavelength. 2) Relating period, frequency, wavelength, and speed for a transverse wave. 3) Finding displacement, phase difference, and particle velocity at given points for sinusoidal waves. 4) Drawing a wave and calculating its speed from given frequency, wavelength, and amplitude.

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Wave Motion

1. A wave has an angular frequency of 110 rad/s and a wavelength of 1.80 m. Calculate (a) the
wave number and (b) the speed of the wave. [ (a) k=3.49/m, (b) 31.5m/s]

2. A transverse wave travels along a medium. The time for a particular point to move from
maximum is placement to zero is 0.170 s. What are the (a) period and (b) frequency? (c) The
wavelength is 1.40 m; what is the wave speed? [ (a) T= 0680s, (b) f= 1.47Hz, (c) v= 2.06m/s]

3. A sinusoidal wave of frequency 500 Hz has a speed of 350 m/s. (a) How far apart are two
points that differ in phase by π/3 rad? (b) What is the phase difference between two
displacements at a certain point at times 1.00 m apart? [ (a) 117mm, (b) πrad]

4. Equation of a travelling wave is given by y=0.00327sin(27.1x-2.72t)


(a) What is the particle velocity of the medium at at x = 22.5 cm at time t =18.9 s?
[7.20mm.s]
10. A wave traveling in the positive x direction has a frequency of f = 25.0 Hz as shown in the figure.
Find out the (i) amplitude, (ii) wavelength, (iii) speed, and (iv) time period

5. Find the displacement of an air particle from origin of disturbance at t = 0.55s when a wave of
amplitude 0.2mm and frequency 500Hz travels along it with a velocity of 350m/s.
6. A transverse wave of frequency 500 Hz has a speed of 350 m/s is propagating +x axis. If
amplitude of wave is 25cm, find out the maximum speed of the particle at origin.
7. A transverse wave travels along a medium. The time for a particular point to move from the
maximum displacement to the equilibrium is 0.170 s. What are the (a) period and (b)
frequency? (c) The wavelength and amplitude are 1.40 m 0.25m respectively; what is the
maximum speed of particle of medium?

8. A wave traveling in the positive x direction has a frequency of f = 25.0 Hz and wave length
20cm. If amplitude of the wave is 18cm, (a) draw the wave, (b) find out speed of the wave. [2]

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