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BITSAT Physics Question (2021) — Solution

Question

The displacement y of a particle in a medium can be expressed as, y=10^ -6 (100 t+20 x+ 4 ) m where t is in second and x in meter. The speed of the wave is

Options

  1. A. 20 ~m / s
  2. B. 5 ~m / s
  3. C. 2000 ~m / s
  4. D. 5 m / s

Answer

B. 5 ~m / s

Step-by-step solution

From equation given, array l =100 \\ and k =20 \\ v = k = 100 20 =5 ~m / s array

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