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1. ⇒  (MHT CET 2023 13th May Morning Shift )

A uniform wire 20   m long and weighing 50   N hangs vertically. The speed of the wave at mid point of the wire is (acceleration due to gravity = g = 10   ms 2 )

A. 4   ms 1

B. 10 2   ms 1

C. 10   ms 1

D. Zero ms 1

Correct Option is (C)

m = 50 10 = 5   kg ( W = mg )

Tension in the mid-point of the wire is:

T = m 2   g = 5 2 × 10 = 25   N

Speed of the wave at mid-point of the wire is:

v = T μ = 25 ( 5 20 ) ( μ = m L ) v = 10   m / s

2. ⇒  (MHT CET 2023 12th May Evening Shift )

A tuning fork gives 3 beats with 50   cm length of sonometer wire. If the length of the wire is shortened by 1   cm , the number of beats is still the same. The frequency of the fork is

A. 256 Hz

B. 288 Hz

C. 297 Hz

D. 320 Hz

Correct Option is (C)

The frequency of a vibrating wire f = 1 2 l T m

f 1 l fl = constant

Let the frequency of the fork be f and the initial and final frequencies of the wire be f 1 and f 2 .

The number of beats heard before decreasing the length is f f 1 = 3 .... (i)

The number of beats after decreasing the length is f 2 f = 3 .... (ii)

f 1 l 1 = f 2 l 2

( f 3 ) 50 = ( f + 3 ) 49 ... from (i) and (ii)

50 f 49 f = 147 + 150

f = 297   Hz

3. ⇒  (MHT CET 2023 12th May Morning Shift )

A uniform string is vibrating with a fundamental frequency ' n '. If radius and length of string both are doubled keeping tension constant then the new frequency of vibration is

A. 2 n

B. 3 n

C. n 4

D. n 3

Correct Option is (C)

l 2 = 2 l 1 , R 2 = 2 R 1 ,   T 1 = T 2 n = 1 2 l T m  Where,  m =  mass per unit length  = ( π R 2 l ) ρ l m R 2 n 2 n 1 = l 1 l 2 × R 1 R 2 n 2 n 1 = l 1 2 l 1 × R 1 2 R 1 n 2 = n 1 4 = n 4

4. ⇒  (MHT CET 2023 11th May Evening Shift )

A transverse wave in a medium is given by y = A sin 2 ( ω t k x ) . It is found that the magnitude of the maximum velocity of particles in the medium is equal to that of the wave velocity. What is the value of A ?

A. 2 λ π

B. λ π

C. λ 2 π

D. λ 4 π

Correct Option is (D)

The given equation is y = A sin 2 ( ω t k x )

Velocity of the particle, v = d y d t

= 2   A ω cos 2 ( ω t kx )  Maximum velocity  = 2   A ω  Velocity of the wave  = ω k

 Given  2   A ω = ω k A = 1 2 k = λ ( 2 π ) 2 = λ 4 π

5. ⇒  (MHT CET 2023 11th May Evening Shift )

A sonometer wire ' A ' of diameter ' d ' under tension ' T ' having density ' ρ 1 ' vibrates with fundamental frequency ' n '. If we use another wire ' B ' which vibrates with same frequency under tension ' 2   T ' and diameter ' 2 D ' then density ' ρ 2 ' of wire ' B ' will be

A. ρ 2 = 2 ρ 1

B. ρ 2 = ρ 1

C. ρ 2 = ρ 1 2

D. ρ 2 = ρ 1 4

Correct Option is (C)

The formula for frequency of a sonometer is f = 1 2 l T π ρ D 2

Here l is length, T is tension, D is diameter and ρ is density.

The frequency of both the wires is same.

The frequency of the wire A is f A = 1 2 l T π ρ 1 D 2

The frequency of the wire B is f B = 1 2 l 2 T π ρ 2 ( 2 D ) 2

Equating both the frequencies

1 2 l T π ρ D 2 = 1 2 l 2   T π ρ 2 ( 2 D ) 2 1 ρ 1 = 1 2 ρ 2 1 ρ 1 = 1 2 ρ 2 ρ 2 = ρ 1 2