NEET Sample Paper NEET Sample Test Paper-76

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    A transverse wave is represented by the equation\[\operatorname{y}={{y}_{0}}\,\,sin\,\frac{2\pi }{\lambda }\,(vt-x)\]. For what value of is maximum particle velocity equal to two times of the wave velocity

    A)  \[\lambda =2\pi \,{{y}_{0}}\]               

    B)  \[\lambda =\pi \,{{y}_{0}}\]

    C)  \[\lambda =\frac{\pi \,{{y}_{0}}}{3}\]              

    D)  \[\lambda =\frac{\pi \,{{y}_{0}}}{2}\]   

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[Particle velocity\, =\,\,\,\frac{dy}{dt}\] \[\left( \frac{dy}{dt} \right)=\left( \frac{2\pi }{\lambda }v \right){{y}_{0}}\,\cos \,\frac{2\pi }{\lambda }(vt-x)\] \[{{\left( \frac{dy}{dt} \right)}_{\max }}\,\,=\,\,{{y}_{0}}\,\frac{2\pi \,v}{\lambda }\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,(\because \,\,\cos \,\,\theta =1)\] Given, \[{{\left( \frac{dy}{dt} \right)}_{\max }}=\,\,2\,v\] \[{{y}_{0}}\frac{2\pi \,v}{\lambda }=2\,v\,\,\,\,\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\lambda =\pi \,{{y}_{0}}\]


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