Spacing between two successive nodes in a standing wave on a string is $x$ . If frequency of the standing wave is kept unchanged but tension in the string is doubled, then new spacing between successive nodes will become
$x/\sqrt 2 $
$\sqrt 2 x$
$x/2$
$2x$
A uniform rope having some mass hanges vertically from a rigid support. A transverse wave pulse is produced at the lower end. The speed $(v)$ of the wave pulse varies with height $(h)$ from the lower end as:
A transverse wave is passing through a string shown in figure. Mass density of the string is $1 \ kg/m^3$ and cross section area of string is $0.01\ m^2.$ Equation of wave in string is $y = 2sin (20t - 10x).$ The hanging mass is (in $kg$):-
A transverse wave travels on a taut steel wire with a velocity of ${v}$ when tension in it is $2.06 \times 10^{4} \;\mathrm{N} .$ When the tension is changed to $T$. the velocity changed to $\frac v2$. The value of $\mathrm{T}$ is close to
A wire of $10^{-2} kgm^{-1}$ passes over a frictionless light pulley fixed on the top of a frictionless inclined plane which makes an angle of $30^o$ with the horizontal. Masses $m$ and $M$ are tied at two ends of wire such that m rests on the plane and $M$ hangs freely vertically downwards. The entire system is in equilibrium and a transverse wave propagates along the wire with a velocity of $100 ms^{^{-1}}$.
Explain which properties are necessary to understand the speed of mechanical waves.