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The displacement of air particles in a sound wave is given by (SI units)
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Oscillations · Oscillations
Problem
The displacement of air particles in a sound wave is given by
y
(
x
,
t
)
=
0.04
sin
(
3
x
+
150
t
+
π
/
6
)
y(x,t)=0.04\sin(3x+150t+\pi/6)
y
(
x
,
t
)
=
0.04
sin
(
3
x
+
150
t
+
π
/6
)
(SI units). What is the maximum magnitude of the particle acceleration? (a)
600
m
s
−
2
600\,\text{m\,s}^{-2}
600
m
s
−
2
(b)
3600
m
s
−
2
3600\,\text{m\,s}^{-2}
3600
m
s
−
2
(c)
900
m
s
−
2
900\,\text{m\,s}^{-2}
900
m
s
−
2
(d)
225
m
s
−
2
225\,\text{m\,s}^{-2}
225
m
s
−
2
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