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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

By sinusoidally vibrating one end of a long horizontal string up...

By sinusoidally vibrating one end of a long horizontal string up and down, a travelling wave is generated. The vibration amplitude is 1.0 cm1.0 \text{ cm}, and the displacement reaches zero 200200 times per second. The string has a linear mass density of 0.10 kg m−10.10 \text{ kg m}^{-1} and is maintained under a tension of 90 N90 \text{ N}. Find the speed and the wavelength of the wave.

Options

  1. A15 m s−115 \text{ m s}^{-1}, 30 cm30 \text{ cm}
  2. B15 m s−115 \text{ m s}^{-1}, 15 cm15 \text{ cm}
  3. C30 m s−130 \text{ m s}^{-1}, 30 cm30 \text{ cm}
  4. D30 m s−130 \text{ m s}^{-1}, 15 cm15 \text{ cm}

Correct answer

C. 30 m s−130 \text{ m s}^{-1}, 30 cm30 \text{ cm}

Step-by-step solution

The speed of a transverse wave on a stretched string is given by the formula:

v=Tμv = \sqrt{\dfrac{T}{\mu}}

Substituting the given values of tension T=90 NT = 90 \text{ N} and linear mass density μ=0.10 kg m−1\mu = 0.10 \text{ kg m}^{-1}:

v=900.10=900=30 m s−1v = \sqrt{\dfrac{90}{0.10}} = \sqrt{900} = 30 \text{ m s}^{-1}

In a sinusoidal wave, the displacement of any particle on the string becomes zero twice during each complete cycle. Since the displacement reaches zero 200200 times per second, the frequency ff of the wave is:

f=2002=100 Hzf = \dfrac{200}{2} = 100 \text{ Hz}

The wavelength λ\lambda is related to the wave speed and frequency by the equation v=fλv = f \lambda.

λ=vf=30100=0.30 m=30 cm\lambda = \dfrac{v}{f} = \dfrac{30}{100} = 0.30 \text{ m} = 30 \text{ cm}
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