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Progressive waves

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9 past-paper questions on Progressive waves

  • 9702/22 · October/November 20243 marks

    The speed of sound in air is 340 m s-1. Determine the frequency of the sound wave.

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  • 9702/23 · May/June 20243 marks

    The wave is a water wave produced by a dipper S₁ attached to a vibrator in a ripple tank. An identical dipper S₂ is attached to…

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  • 9702/23 · May/June 20243 marks

    The horizontal distance between R and T is 0.62 cm, as shown in Fig. 4.2. The speed of the wave is 0.27 m s⁻¹. Calculate the…

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  • 9702/22 · May/June 20243 marks

    The power of the light incident on the solar panel is 750W. Calculate the intensity of the light. intensity =…

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  • 9702/22 · October/November 20242 marks

    The piston is moved to the left. The frequency of the sound wave emitted by the loudspeaker is then changed so that a stationary…

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  • 9702/22 · May/June 20252 marks

    Both waves have frequency 16 Hz. Determine the speed of wave X.

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  • 9702/42 · May/June 20242 marks

    Determine the wavelength, in nm, of this radiation as detected by the observer on the Earth.

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  • 9702/23 · October/November 20242 marks

    Calculate the frequency of the wave.

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  • 9702/22 · May/June 20252 marks

    The intensity of wave X is Ix. The intensity of wave Y is Iy. Use Fig. 3.1 to determine the ratio Ix / Iy.

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