A sinusoidal travelling wave is described by y (x, t) = a sin (kx – ωt + φ), where y(x…
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A sinusoidal travelling wave is described by y (x, t) = a sin (kx – ωt + φ), where y(x, t) is the displacement as a function of position x and time t.
With reference to the above equation, match the items in Column-I with terms in Column-II and choose the correct option from the codes given below.
Codes
A B C D
With reference to the above equation, match the items in Column-I with terms in Column-II and choose the correct option from the codes given below.
| Column-I | Column-I | |||
| (A) | a denotes | 1 . | Angular frequency of the wave | |
| (B) | ω denotes | 2 . | Angular wave number | |
| (C) | k denotes | 3 . | Amplitude of the wave | |
| (D) | φ denotes | 4 . | Initial phase angle at x = 0, t = 0 | |
Codes
A B C D
- 3 2 4 1
- 3 2 1 4
- 3 1 2 4
- 4 1 2 3
Answer
(C) 3 1 2 4
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