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Beats are produced with the help of two sound waves on amplitude 3 and 5 units. The ratio of maximum to minimum intensity in the beats is                      [MP PMT 1999]

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In stationary waves, antinodes are the points where there is                                     [MP PMT 1996]

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Which of the property makes difference between progressive and stationary waves                 [MP PMT1987]

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The superposition takes place between two waves of frequency f and amplitude a. The total intensity is directly proportional to                           &

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There is a destructive interference between the two waves of wavelength λ oming from two different paths at a point. To get maximum sound or constructive interference at that point, the path of one wave is to be increased by           &n

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The speed of a wave in a certain medium is 960 m/sec. If 3600 waves pass over a certain point of the medium in 1 minute, the wavelength is                        &nbs

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The path difference between the two waves y1 = a1 sin (ωt – (2πx/ λ)) and y2 = a2 cos (ωt – (2πx/ λ) + φ) is              &nbs

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The equation of displacement of two waves are given as y1 = 10 sin (3πt + (π /3));  y2 = 5 [sin3 πt + (3)1/2 cos 3 πt] Then what is the ratio of their amplitudes         

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If two waves of same frequency and same amplitude respectively on superimposition produced a resultant disturbance of the same amplitude the wave differ in phase by                     &nbs

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The superposition takes place between two waves of frequency f and amplitude a. The total intensity is directly proportional to

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Beats are produced with the help of two sound waves on amplitude 3 and 5 units. The ratio of maximum to minimum intensity in the beats is

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The equation of displacement of two waves are given as y1 = 10 sin (3πt + (π /3));  y2 = 5 [sin3 πt + (3)1/2 cos 3 πt] Then what is the ratio of their amplitudes

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The speed of a wave in a certain medium is 960 m/sec. If 3600 waves pass over a certain point of the medium in 1 minute, the wavelength is

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In stationary waves, antinodes are the points where there is

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If amplitude of waves at distance r from a point source is A, the amplitude at a distance 2r will be

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If two waves of same frequency and same amplitude respectively on superimposition produced a resultant disturbance of the same amplitude the wave differ in phase by

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Two sound waves of slightly different frequencies propagating in the same direction produces beats due to

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Which of the property makes difference between progressive and stationary waves

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The following equation represent progressive transverse waves           z1 = A cos (w t – kx)             z

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There is a destructive interference between the two waves of wavelength λ oming from two different paths at a point. To get maximum sound or constructive interference at that point, the path of one wave is to be increased by

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