SUBJECT: IIT-PHYSICS SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: 01 TOPIC: WAVE ON STRING

CHARACTERISTICS AND EQUATION OF WAVE

1. A wave of frequency 500 Hz travels between X and Y, a distance of 600 m in 2 sec. How many
wavelength are there in distance XY :–
(A) 1000 (B) 300 (C) 180 (D) 2000

2. The distance between two consecutive crests in a wave train produced in string is 5 m. If two
complete waves pass through any point per second, the velocity of wave is:
(A) 2.5 m/s (B) 5 m/s (C) 10 m/s (D) 15 m/s

3. Two wave are represented by equation y1 = a sin t and y2 = a cos t the first wave:
(A) leads the second by  (B) lags the second by 
(C) leads the second by  / 2 (D) lags the second by  / 2

4. Two waves traveling in a medium in the x–direction are represented by y1 = A sin(t – x) and
 
y 2 = Acos  x + t – ` , where y1 and y2 are the displacements of the particles of the medium, t
 4 
is time, and  and  are constants. The two waves have different:
(A) speeds (B) directions of propagation
(C) wavelengths (D) frequencies

5. The equation of displacement of two waves are given as y 1 = 10 sin (3t + /3) and

y2 = 5 ( sin3t + 3 cos3t ) , then what is the ratio of their amplitude:–

(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 1 : 1 (D) None of these

6. A plane progressive wave is represented by the equation y = 0.25 cos (2t – x). The equation of
a wave is with double the amplitude and half frequency but travelling in the opposite direction
will be:
(A) y = 0.5 cos (t – x) (B) y = 0.5 cos (t + x)
(C) y = 0.25 cos (t + 2x) (D) y = 0.5 cos (t + x)

 
7. The equation of a progressive wave is y = a sin  x – 200t  . The frequency of the wave will be -
2 
(A) 0.1 Hz (B) 25 Hz (C) 100 Hz (D) 200 Hz

8. Of the following properties of a wave, the one that is independent of the other is its-
(A) Amplitude (B) Velocity (C) Wavelength (D) Frequency

 t x 
9. If the equation of progressive wave given by y = 4 sin   – +  m Which of the following is
5 9 6
correct?
(A) v = 5 cm/s (B)  = 18 m (C) A = 0.04 cm (D) f = 50 Hz

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10. The displacement y of a wave travelling in the x-direction is given by y = 10 sin  600t – 2x + 
 3
metre, where, x is expressed in metres and t in seconds. The speed of the wave-motion, in
–1
ms is:
(A) 300 (B) 600 (C) 1200 (D) 200
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11. A wave travelling along the x-axis is described by the equationy (x, t) = 0.005 cos ( x − t ). If the
wavelength and the time period of the wave is 0.08m and 2.0 s respectively then  and  in
appropriate units are
0.08 2.0
(A)  = 25.00,  =  (B)  = ;=
 
0.04 1.0 
(C)  = ,= (D)  = 12.50 ,  =
  2.0

12. The waves in which the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the direction
of wave motion is known as-
(A) transverse waves (B) propagated waves
(C) longitudinal waves (D) stationary waves

13. If equation of a sound wave is y = 0.0015 sin(62.8x + 314t) then its wavelength will be-
(A) 2 unit (B) 0.3 unit (C) 0.1 unit (D) 0.2 unit

14. The equation y = 4 + 2 sin(6t – 3x) represents a wave motion with

(A) amplitude 6 units (B) amplitude 4 units
(C) wave speed 2 units (D) wave speed 1/2 units

15. The waves produced by motorboat selling on water are

(A) Transverse (B) Longitudinal
(C) Longitudinal and Transverse (D) Stationary

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16. A transverse wave along a string is given by y = 2 sin  2(3t – x) +  where, x and y are in cm and
 4
t is second. The acceleration of a particle located at x = 4 cm at t = 1 s is -
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(A) 36 2  cm/s (B) 36 cm/s (C) – 36 2  cm/s (D) – 36 cm/s

17 Which of the following functions represent a travelling wave ?

2 3 2 (x – vt)
(A) (x – vt) (B) (x – vt) (C) 2–(x – vt) (D) e

18. A transverse wave is travelling along a stretched string from right to left. The figure shown
represents the shape of the string (snap shot) at a given instant. At this instant, which of the
following options is incorrect.
y
wave motion at t = t
C
B D
E x
A

F H
G
(A) the particles at A, B and H have upward velocity
(B) the particles at D, E and F have downward velocity
(C) the particles at C, E and G have zero velocity
(D) the particles at A and E have maximum velocity

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 Paragraph for Questions 19 and 20
The equation of a wave is,
 
y(x, t) = 0.05sin  (10x – 40t) –  m
2 4
19. The wavelength, the frequency and the wave velocity will be:
(A) 0.4 m, 10 Hz, 4 m/s (B) 0.4 m, 5 Hz, 4 m/s
(C) 0.4 m, 10 Hz, 2 m/s (D) None of these

20. The particle velocity and acceleration at x=0.5 m and t=0.05 s.

 2 2  2 2
(A) m/s, 10 2  m/s (B) m/s, 10 2  m/s
3 2
 2 2
(C) m/s, 5 2  m/s (D) None of these
2

ANSWER KEY

1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (B) 5. (C) 6. (D) 7. (C)

8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (A) 11. (A) 12. (A) 13. (C) 14. (C)
15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (C) 18. (C) 19. (A) 20. (B)

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SUBJECT: IIT-PHYSICS SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: 02 TOPIC: Wave On string
VELOCITY OF WAVE ON STRING

x
1. A transverse wave is described by the equation y = y0sin 2(ƒt – ). The maximum particle velocity

is equal to four times the wave velocity if:–
y 0 y 0
(A)  = (B)  = (C)  = y0 (D)  = 2y0
4 2

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2. The linear density of a vibrating string is 1.3 × 10 kg/m. A transverse wave is propagating on the
string and is described by the equation y = 0.021 sin (x + 30t) where x and y are measured in meter
and t in second the tension in the string is :–
(A) 0.12 N (B) 0.48 N (C) 1.20 N (D) 4.80 N

3. A uniform rope having some mass hinges vertically from a rigid support. A transverse wave pulse
is produced at the lower end. The speed (v) of the wave pulse varies with height (h) from the lower
end as:–
V V V V

(A) (B) (C) (D)

h h h h

4. The time taken by a transverse wave to travel the full length of a uniform rope of mass 0.1 kg and
length 2.45 m hanging from the ceiling, is-
(A) 1 s (B) 0.5 s (C) 2 s (D) 1.5 s

5. A wave is represented by the equation : y = a sin (0.01x – 2t) where a and x are in cm. Velocity of
propagation of wave is-
(A) 20 cm/s (B) 50 cm/s (C) 100 cm/s (D) 200 cm/s

6. A transverse wave passes through a string with the equation y = 10 sin(0.02 x – 2.00t), where x is
in metre and t in second. The maximum velocity of the particle in wave motion is-
(A) 100 m/s (B) 63 m/s (C) 120 m/s (D) 161 m/s

7. A transverse wave described by equation y = 0.02 sin (x + 30t) (where x and t are in meters and sec.
2 3
respectively) is travelling along a wire of area of cross-section 1 mm and density 8000 kg/m .
What is the tension in the string ?
(A) 20 N (B) 7.2 N (C) 30 N (D) 14.4N

8. The wave moves in a wire with a speed of 100 m/s. The tension in the wire is 60 N. What will be
the speed of wave if the tension is decreased by 3N
(A) 96.5 m/s (B) 35.5 m/s (C) 97.5 m/s (D) None of these

9. A uniform rope of length 10 cm and mass 15 kg hangs vertically from a rigid

support. A block of mass 5kg is attached to the free end of the rope. A transverse
pulse of wavelength 0.08 m is produced at the lower end of the rope. The 15 kg
wavelength of the pulse when it reaches the top of the rope will be :

5 kg
(A) 0.08 m (B) 0.04 m (C) 0.16 m (D) 0 m

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10. A wave moves with speed 300 m/s on a wire which is under a tension of 500 N. Find how much
the tension be changed to increase the speed to 312 m/s ?
(A) 50.8 (B) 40.8 (C) 32.8 (D) 44.8

11. A uniform rope of length 12m and mass 6kg hangs vertically from a rigid support. As block of mass
2 kg is attached to the free end of the rope. A transverse pulse of wavelength 0.06 m is produced
at the lower end of the rope. What is the wavelength of the pulse when it reaches the top of the
rope ?
(A) 0.12 m (B) 0.14 m (C) 0.16 m (D) 0.10 m

Paragraph For 12 & 13

A mass of 2 kg is hanging from a rigid support by a string of mass 10 gm and length 2m. Find the
2
12. Speed of the transverse wave (g = 10 m/s )
(A) 60.25 m/s (B) 63.25 m/s (C) 66.25 m/s (D) 69.25 m/s

13. Time taken by a transverse wave pulse to move from bottom to top of the wire.
(A) 0.03 s (B) 0.04 s (C) 0.05 s (D) 0.06 s

Paragraph for question no 14 to 16

A string of length 4 m & mass 20gm is clamped between two ends. If the tension in the string is
50N then find

14. Speed of wave in string

(A) 100 m/s (B) 50 m/s (C) 30 m/s (D) 150 m/s

15. Time taken by the wave to travel between two ends

(A) 0.02 s (B) 0.24 s (C) 0.04 s (D) 0.05 s

16. By what amount tension must be increased so that speed of the wave becomes 120 m/s
(A) 11 N (B) 22 N (C) 30 N (D) 33 N

Paragraph for questions no 17 and 18

A uniform rope of mass 0.1 kg and length 2.45 m hangs from a ceiling.

17. Find the speed of transverse wave in the rope at a point 0.5 m distant from the lower end,
(A) 2.21 (B) 3.26 (C) 1.5 (D) 1.18

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18. Calculate the time taken by a transverse wave to travel the full length of the rope. (g = 9.8 m/s )
(A) 5 sec (B) 3 sec (C) 1 sec (D) 6 sec

ANSWER KEY

1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (B) 7. (B)

8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (B) 11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (A)
15. (C) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (C)

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SUBJECT: IIT-PHYSICS SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: 03 TOPIC: WAVE ON STRING
ENERGY AND POWER TRANSMISSION, REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF WAVE STATIONARY WAVE

1. A sings with a frequency (n) and B sings with a frequency 1/8 that of A. If the energy remains the
same and the amplitude of A is a, then amplitude of B will be-
(A) 2a (B) 8a (C) 4a (D) a

2. In a sinusoidal wave, the time required for a particular particle to move from mean position to
maximum displacement is 0.17 sec then the frequency of wave is-
(A) 1.47 Hz (B) 0.36 Hz (C) 2.94 Hz (D) 2.48 Hz

3. In a string the speed of wave is 10 m/s and its frequency is 100 Hz then find out phase difference
at a distance 2.5 cm will be:
(A) /2 (B) /8 (C) 3/2 (D) 2

4. A wave is represented by the equation y = a sin(kx – t) is superimposed with another wave to
form a stationary wave such that the point x = 0 is a node. Then the equation of other wave is:–
(A) y = a cos (kx – t) (B) y = acos (kx + t)
(C) y = – asin (kx + t) (D) y = a sin (kx + t)

5. A wave y = asin(t – kx) on a string meets with another wave producing a node at x = 0. Then the
equation of the unknown wave is-
(A) y = asin(t + kx) (B) y = – asin(t + kx)
(C) y = asin(t – kx) (D) y = – asin(t – kx)

2x 2vt
6. If a wave is represented by the following equation y = A cos sin then it is a:
 
(A) Progressive wave (B) Stationary wave
(C) Longitudinal progressive wave (D) Transverse progressive wave

7. Stationary wave is represented by :

y = A sin (100t ) cos (0.01x)
where y and A are in mm, t in sec, and x in m. The velocity of the wave -
2 4
(A) 1 m/s (B) 10 m/s (C) 10 m/s (D) zero

8. A standing wave having 3 nodes and 2 antinodes is formed between 1.21 Å distance then the
wavelength is:–
(A) 1.21 Å (B) 2.42 Å (C) 0.605 Å (D) 4.84 Å

9. Length of a string tied to two rigid supports is 40 cm. Maximum length (wavelength in cm) of a
stationary wave produced on it, is-
(A) 20 (B) 80 (C) 40 (D) 120

10. If vibrations of a string are to be increased to a factor of two, then tension in the string must be
made-
(A) half (B) thrice (C) four times (D) eight times

11. Stationary waves are so called because in them-

(A) The particles of the medium are not disturbed at all
(B) The particles of the medium do not execute SHM
(C) There occur no flow of energy along the wave
(D) The interference effect can't be observed
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12. Fundamental frequency of sonometer wire is n. if the length, tension and diameter of wire are
tripled, the new fundamental frequency is:
(A) n/ 3 (B) n/3 (C) n 3 (D) n/3 3

13. A sonometer wire of density d and radius r is held between two bridges at a distance L apart. The
wire has a tension T. The fundamental frequency of the wire will be-
1 T r d 1 d 1 d
(A) f = (B) f = (C) f = (D) f =
2Lr d 2L T 2Lr T 2L T

14. The tension in a piano wire is 10N. What should be the tension in the wire to produce a note of
double the frequency ?
(A) 10N (B) 20N (C) 40N (D) 80N

15. Stationary waves are produced in 10m long stretched string. If the string vibrates in
5 segments and wave velocity 20m/s then the frequency is:–
(A) 10 Hz (B) 5 Hz (C) 4 Hz (D) 2Hz

16. A pulse shown here is reflected from the rigid wall A and then from free end B. The shape of the
string after these 2 reflection will be

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

17. The prong of a electrically operated tuning fork is connected to a long string of  = 1 kg/m and
tension 25 N. The maximum velocity of the prong is 1 cm/s, then the average power needed to
drive the prong is:

(A) 5 × 10–4 W (B) 2.5 × 10–4 W (C) 1 × 10–4 W (D) 10–3 W

18. String 1 is connected with string 2. The mass per unit length in string 1 is 1 and the mass per unit
length in string 2 is 41. The tension in the strings is T. A travelling wave is coming from the left.
What fraction of the energy in the incident wave goes into string 2?

(A) 1/8 (B) 4/9 (C) 2/3 (D) 8/9

ANSWER KEY

1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (D)

8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (C) 11. (C) 12. (D) 13. (A) 14. (C)
15. (B) 16. (A) 17. (B) 18. (D)

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SUBJECT: IIT-PHYSICS SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: 04 TOPIC: WAVE ON STRING
ENERGY AND POWER TRANSMISSION, REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF WAVE STATIONARY WAVE

1. If two waves represented by y = asin(t – kx) and y = acos(t – kx) are superimposed, then
amplitude of resultant wave is
a
(A) a (B) 2a (C) 2a (D)
2

2. Equation of motion in the same direction is given by y1 = Asin(t – kx), y2 = Asin(t – kx – ). The
amplitude of the medium particle will be:
 
(A) 2A cos (B) 2A cos  (C) 2 A cos (D) 1.2f, 1.2
2 2

 
3. Two waves are represented by y1 = a sin  t +  and y2 = a cos t. What will be their resultant
 6 
amplitude:
(A) a (B) 2a (C) 3a (D) 2a

4. Two waves have equations x1 = a sin (t + 1) and x2 = a sin (t + 2) If in the resultant wave the
frequency and amplitude remain equal to amplitude of superimposing waves, the phase difference
between them is
 2  
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3 4 3

5. Two sinusoidal waves given below are superposed

   
y 1 = A sin  kx − t +  ; y2 = A sin  kx − t − 
 6  6
The equation of resultant wave is
A
(A) y = sin(kx − t) (B) y = A 3 sin (kx – t)
3
  A  
(C) y = A 3 sin  kx − t −  (D) y = sin  kx − t − 
 3 3  3

   
6. Three waves y 1 = 2A sin  t −  , y2 = 2A sin  t +  , y3 =–Asin(t) interfere each other. The
 3  3
amplitude of the resultant wave is
(A) A (B) Zero (C) 2A (D) 3A

7. The two waves of the same frequency moving in the same direction give rise to
(A) Beats (B) Interference (C) Stationary waves (D) None of these

8. A string in a musical instrument is 50 cm long and its fundamental frequency is 800 Hz. If a
frequency of 1000 Hz is to be produced, then required length of string is-
(A) 62.5 cm (B) 50 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 37.5 cm

 x 
9. A stretched string is vibrating according to the equation y = 5 sin   cos 4t, where y and a are
 2 
in cm and t is in sec. The distance between two consecutive nodes on the string is:
(A) 2 cm (B) 4 cm (C) 8 cm (D) 16 cm
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10. A stretched string is 1 m long. Its mass per unit length is 0.5 g/m. It is stretched with a force of
20 N. It plucked at a distance of 25 cm from one end. The frequency of note emitted by it will be:
(A) 400 Hz (B) 300 Hz (C) 200 Hz (D) 100 Hz

11. A stretched wire of length 114 cm is divided into three segments whose frequencies are in the ratio
1 : 3 : 4, the length of the segments must be in the ratio -
(A) 18 : 24 : 72 (B) 24 : 72 : 18 (C) 24 : 18 : 72 (D) 72 : 24 : 18

12. A sonometer wire with a suspended mass of M =1 kg is in resonance with a given tuning fork. The
apparatus is taken to the moon where the acceleration due to gravity is 1/6 that on the earth. To
obtain resonance on the moon, the value of M should be -
(A) 1 kg (B) 6 kg (C) 6 kg (D) 24 kg

13. In a sonometer wire, the tension is maintained by suspending a mass M from free end of wire. The
fundamental frequency of the wire is N Hz. If the suspended mass is completely immerged in
water the fundamental frequency will
(A) increases (B) constant (C) decrease (D) can't say

14. Length of a sonometer wire is either 95 cm or 100 cm. In both the cases a tuning fork produces
4 beats then the frequency of tuning fork is:–
(A) 152 (B) 156 (C) 160 (D) 164

15. If a vibrating tuning fork is put in contact with the sonometer box then the rider on the wire falls
down. The frequency of tuning fork, as the compared to that of the sonometer wire will be -
(A) More (B) Less
(C) Equal (D) No relation between the two

ANSWER KEY

1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (B)

8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (C) 11. (D) 12. (C) 13. (C) 14. (B)
15. (C)
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