Q.

Waves y1=Acos(0.5πx-100πt) and y2=Acos(0.46πx-92πt) are travelling along the x-axis. (Here x is in m and t is in second)             [2006]

Q.    Find the number of times intensity is maximum in time interval of 1 sec.

1 4  
2 6  
3 8  
4 10  

Ans.

(1)

Beat frequency =|f1-f2|=(50-46)=4 s-1

One beat frequency consists of one maximum and one minimum.

So, the number of maxima is f=4.