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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Waves and sound
  • JEE Mains 2023
  • Medium
  • Numerical

A transverse harmonic wave on a string is given by \(y(x, t)=5 \sin (6 t+0.003 x)\) where \(x\) and \(y\) are in \(cm\) and \(t\) in \(sec\). The wave velocity is \(...........\,ms ^{-1}\).

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(D) \(20\)

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\(y(x, t)=5 \sin (6 t+0.003 x)\)

\(k =0.003\,cm ^{-1}, \quad \omega=6\,rad / s , v =\frac{\omega}{ k }\)

\(\Rightarrow \frac{6}{0.003 \times 10^2}=20\,ms ^{-1}\)

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