BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2009

  • question_answer
    The displacement of a travelling wave is given by \[y=2\,\cos \,2\pi (10t-0.008x+0.35)\] Where, \[x\]and y are in centimetre and t in second. What is the phase difference between oscillatory motion at two points separated by a distance of 4 m?

    A)  \[2\,\,\pi \]

    B)  \[4\,\,\pi \]

    C)  \[6\,\,\pi \]

    D)  \[8\,\,\pi \]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Given, \[y=2\cos \,(20\pi t-2\pi \times 0.008\,x+0.7\pi )\] Comparing with general equation                 \[y=a\,\cos \,(\omega \,t\pm kx\pm {{\phi }_{0}})\] we get \[k=2\pi \times 0.008\]                 \[\frac{2\pi }{\lambda }=2\pi \times 0.008\] \[\left[ As\,\,k=\frac{2\pi }{\lambda } \right]\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\lambda =\frac{1}{0.008}\]                 \[\lambda =125\,\,cm\]                 = 1.25 m Now, phase difference \[(\Delta \phi )\]                 \[=\frac{2\pi }{\lambda }\times \] path difference \[(\Delta x)\] \[=\frac{2\pi }{1.25}\times 4=6\pi \]


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