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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
Initially wall will act as observer, so with the help of Doppler's effect, we can write
Now wall will act as source of sound of frequency f', so With the help of Doppler's effect, we can write

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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
The equation of wave at any time t will be
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
The main difference lies in the direction. We should know that in a longitudinal wave, the displacement of particles is parallel to the direction of wave propagation. In a transverse wave, however, the displacement is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
The units of angular wave number and angular frequency are slightly different.
- Angular wave number k has units of radian per metre (rad/m).
- Angular frequency has units of radian per second (rad/s).
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
In Physics, we need to know that the phase angle tells us the position of a point within one cycle of a wave. That is measured in radians. It tells you how much a wave is ahead or, behind the other. On the other hand, the initial phase (or phase constant) is the phase angle at time t=0. It tells us where the wave begins with its oscillation cycle.
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