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JEE Main 2020Waves and Sound Question with Solution

JEE Main 2020 (03 Sep Shift 1)

Question

A uniform thin rope of length 12 m and mass 6 kg hangs vertically from a rigid support and a block of mass 2 kg is attached to its free end. A transverse short wave train of wavelength 6 cm is produced at the lower and the rope. What is the wavelength of the wave train (in cm ) when it reaches the top of the rope?

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Correct answer
C12

Step-by-step explanation

V=

V1λ1=V2λ2

λ2=V2V1λ1=T2T1λ1T2=8gTop

8g2gλ1

T1=2gBottom=2λ1=12cm

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