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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Wave Motion and Waves on a String

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Wave Motion and Waves on a String

A wave pulse travels on a string towards the positive X -axis with...

A wave pulse travels on a string towards the positive XX-axis with a speed vv. At t=0t = 0, the shape of the string is given by g(x)=Asin⁡(x/a)g(x) = A \sin(x/a), where AA and aa are constants. Determine the dimensions of AA and aa.

Options

  1. ALL, TT
  2. BLL, LL
  3. CL−1L^{-1}, LL
  4. DLL, L−1L^{-1}

Correct answer

B. LL, LL

Step-by-step solution

The displacement of the string g(x)g(x) has the dimension of length, so [g(x)]=[L][g(x)] = [L].

From the given equation g(x)=Asin⁡(x/a)g(x) = A \sin(x/a), the amplitude AA must have the same dimension as g(x)g(x).

Therefore, [A]=[L][A] = [L].

The argument of the trigonometric function must be dimensionless. Thus, [x/a]=[M0L0T0][x/a] = [M^0 L^0 T^0].

Since xx represents position, [x]=[L][x] = [L].

Therefore, [a]=[x]=[L][a] = [x] = [L].

The dimensions of AA and aa are LL and LL respectively.
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