Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
Two identical travelling waves, moving i...

Two identical travelling waves, moving in the same direction are out of phase by `pi//2` rad. What is the amplitude of the resultant wave in terms of the common amplitude `y_(m)` of the two combining waves?

Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • WAVE MOTION AND SOUND

    AAKASH SERIES|Exercise PROBLEMS (LEVEL - I)|59 Videos
  • WAVE MOTION AND SOUND

    AAKASH SERIES|Exercise PROBLEMS (LEVEL - II)|97 Videos
  • WAVE MOTION AND SOUND

    AAKASH SERIES|Exercise EXERCISE (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)|13 Videos
  • WAVE MOTION

    AAKASH SERIES|Exercise PRACTICE SHEET ADVANCED (INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS)|10 Videos
  • WAVE OPTICS

    AAKASH SERIES|Exercise PROBLEMS (LEVEL - II)|33 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Two identical light waves, propagating in the same direction, have a phase difference delta . After they superpose, the intensity of the resulting wave will be proportional to

Two sinusoidal wave having the same frequency and travelling in the same direction are combined. What is the amplitude of the resultant motion if their amplitudes are 3cm and 4cm and they differ in phase by pi//2 radian?

Two identical light waves having phase difference 'phi' propagate in same direction. When they superpose, the intensity of resultant wave is proportional to

Two waves of equal amplitude A, and equal frequency travel in the same direction in a medium. The amplitude of the resultant wave is

Two waves of same amplitude a and frequency v and having a phase difference of pi//2 radian, are superposed. The amplitude of resultant wave is

Two waves are travelling in same direction along a stretched string. The waves are 90^@ out of phase. Each wave has an amplitude of 4.0 cm. Find the amplitude of the resultant wave.

Two waves of equal amplitude 1m and equal frequency travel in the opposite direction in a medium. The magnitude of amplitude of the resultant wave may not be

Two identical sinusoidal waves each of amplitude 10 mm with a phase difference of 90^(@) are travelling in the same direction in a string. The amplitude of the resultant wave is

Two sinusoidal wave of the same frequency are to be sent in the same direction along a taut string. One wave has an amplitude of 5.0 mm , the other 8.0 mm . (a) What phase difference phi_(1) between the two waves results in the smallest amplitude of the resultant wave? (b) What is that smallest amplitude? (c) What phase difference phi_(2) results in the largest amplitude of the resultant wave ? (d) What is that largest amplitude? (e) What is resultant amplitude if the phase angle is (phi_(1) - phi_(2))//2 ?

Two wave of amplitude A_(1) , and A_(2) respectively and equal frequency travels towards same point. The amplitude of the resultant wave is

AAKASH SERIES-WAVE MOTION AND SOUND-EXERCISE (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. Three identical sound waves pass through an air column, a brass rod an...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Does the law of conservation of energy hold good in case of interferen...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Two identical travelling waves, moving in the same direction are out o...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. What is the resultant displacement of the particles when a compression...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. What happens when a crest falls on the crest during superposition of w...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. What are beats? What is beat frequency?

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Mention the applications of beats,

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Distinguish between interference and beats.

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Two waves of frequencies 256 & 250 are forming beats. What will be the...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. A sound wave travelling along an air column of a pipe gets reflected a...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. What is the ratio of frequencies of harmonics in an air column of same...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. What is the ratio of frequencies of harmonics in an air column of same...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. What is the distance between the closed end and open end of a pipe vib...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. What is the distance between two ends of open pipe vibrating in the 3r...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. What is "End correction" in resonating air column?

    Text Solution

    |

  16. If oil of density higher than water is used in place of water in a res...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. What is Doppler effect? Find an expression for the apparent frequency ...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Why do we hear a higher frequency apparently when we approach a statio...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. What is the reason for listening a higher frequency when a source of s...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Write any two applications of Doppler effect.

    Text Solution

    |