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Reflection, Superposition & Interference

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Q1MHT CET 2026 · 19 MAY · SHIFT 2Easy

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Reflection of waves and echo

A man standing between two parallel cliffs fires a gun. He hear two echos one after 33 second and the other after 55 second. The separation between the two cliffs is 13601360 m, the speed of sound is

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Answer: (c)

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Q2MHT CET 2026 · 18 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Reflection of waves and echo

A person standing between two parallel cliffs fires a gun and hears two echoes, first echo after 1 second and second echo after 3 second. The distance between the two cliffs is (The velocity of sound =330= 330 m/s)

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Answer: (b)

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Q3MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Superposition: resultant amplitude

Two sound waves each of wavelength λ\lambda and same amplitude AA interfere at point QQ. If the path difference is λ4\frac{\lambda}{4}, the amplitude of the resultant wave at point QQ is [sin⁡π2=1,cos⁡π2=0]\left[\sin\frac{\pi}{2} = 1, \cos\frac{\pi}{2} = 0\right]

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Answer: (b)

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Q4JEE Main 2026 · 22 JAN · SHIFT 1Difficult

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Interference: maximum and minimum intensity

Two loudspeakers (L1(L_1 and L2)L_2) are placed with a separation of 10 m, as shown in figure. Both speakers are fed with an audio input signal of same frequency with constant volume. A voice recorder, initially at point AA, at equidistant to both loudspeakers, is moved by 25 m along the line ABAB while monitoring the audio signal. The measured signal was found to undergo 10 cycles of minima and maxima during the movement. The frequency of the input signal is ______ Hz (Speed of sound in air is 324 m/s324\text{ m/s} and 5=2.23\sqrt{5} = 2.23)

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Answer: 600

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Q5MHT CET 2025 · 22 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Reflection of waves and echo

A person standing between two parallel cliffs fires a gun and hears two echoes, first echo after 1 second and the second echo after 3 second. The distance between the two cliffs is (Velocity of sound =340 m/s= 340\text{ m/s})

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Answer: (b)

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Q6JEE Main 2025 · 8 APR · SHIFT 2Difficult

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Superposition: resultant amplitude

The amplitude and phase of a wave that is formed by the superposition of two harmonic travelling waves, y1(x,t)=4sin⁡(kx−ωt)y_1(x, t) = 4\sin(kx - \omega t) and y2(x,t)=2sin⁡(kx−ωt+2π3)y_2(x, t) = 2\sin\left(kx - \omega t + \frac{2\pi}{3}\right), are:

(Take the angular frequency of initial waves same as ω\omega)

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Answer: (b)

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Q7MHT CET 2024 · 9 MAY · SHIFT 2Easy

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Superposition: resultant amplitude

The equations of two waves are given as

y1=asin⁡(ωt+ϕ1)y2=asin⁡(ωt+ϕ2)\begin{matrix} y_1 = a\sin(\omega t + \phi_1) \\ y_2 = a\sin(\omega t + \phi_2) \end{matrix}

If amplitude and time period of resultant wave is same as the individual waves, then (ϕ1−ϕ2)(\phi_1 - \phi_2) is

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Answer: (a)

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Q8MHT CET 2024 · 9 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Superposition: resultant amplitude

Two sound waves having same amplitude ' AA ' and angular frequency ' ω\omega ' but having a phase difference of (π2)c\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)^{c} are superimposed then the maximum amplitude of the resultant wave is

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Answer: (c)

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Q9MHT CET 2023 · 13 MAY · SHIFT 2Easy

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Reflection of waves and echo

A transverse wave strike against a wall,

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Answer: (a)

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Q10MHT CET 2023 · 9 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Superposition: resultant amplitude

Equation of simple harmonic progressive wave is given by y=1asin⁡ωt±1bcos⁡ωty = \frac{1}{\sqrt{a}}\sin\omega t \pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{b}}\cos\omega t then the resultant amplitude of the wave is (cos⁡90∘=0)(\cos 90^\circ = 0)

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Answer: (d)

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Q11JEE Main 2023 · 31 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Superposition: resultant amplitude

The displacement equations of two interfering waves are given by

y1=10sin⁡(ωt+π3) cm,y2=5[sin⁡ωt+3cos⁡ωt] cmy_1 = 10\sin\left(\omega t + \frac{\pi}{3}\right)\text{ cm}, y_2 = 5[\sin\omega t + \sqrt{3}\cos\omega t]\text{ cm} respectively.

The amplitude of the resultant wave is _______ cm\text{cm}.

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Answer: 20

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Q12JEE Main 2023 · 29 JAN · SHIFT 1Easy

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Superposition: resultant amplitude

Two simple harmonic waves having equal amplitudes of 8 cm and equal frequency of 10 Hz are moving along the same direction. The resultant amplitude is also 8 cm. The phase difference between the individual waves is _________ degree.

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Answer: 120

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Q13JEE Main 2022 · 25 JUL · SHIFT 2EasyOld syllabus

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Superposition: resultant amplitude

Two waves executing simple harmonic motions travelling in the same direction with same amplitude and frequency are superimposed. The resultant amplitude is equal to the 3\sqrt{3} times of amplitude of individual motions. The phase difference between the two motions is ___________ (degree).

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Answer: 60

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Q14MHT CET 2022 · 11 AUG · SHIFT 2Easy

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Interference: maximum and minimum intensity

Two waves are superimposed whose ratio of intensities is 9:19 : 1. The ratio of maximum and minimum intensity is

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Answer: (b)

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Q15JEE Main 2022 · 24 JUN · SHIFT 1Medium

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Superposition: resultant amplitude

The equations of two waves are given by:

y1 = 5 sin 2π\pi(x - vt) cm

y2 = 3 sin 2π\pi(x −- vt + 1.5) cm

These waves are simultaneously passing through a string. The amplitude of the resulting wave is:

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Answer: (a)

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Q16JEE Main 2021 · 26 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Superposition: resultant amplitude

Two waves are simultaneously passing through a string and their equations are: y1 = A1 sin k(x −- vt), y2 = A2 sin k(x −- vt + x0). Given amplitudes A1 = 12 mm and A2 = 5 mm, x0 = 3.5 cm and wave number k = 6.28 cm−1{}^{-1}. The amplitude of resulting wave will be ................ mm.

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Answer: 7

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Q17JEE Main 2020 · 9 JAN · SHIFT 1Difficult

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Superposition: resultant amplitude

Three harmonic waves having equal frequency ν\nu and same intensity I0I_0, have phase angles 0, π4\frac{\pi}{4} and −π4-\frac{\pi}{4} respectively. When they are superimposed the intensity of the resultant wave is close to:

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Answer: (a)

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Q18JEE Main 2020 · 5 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Interference: maximum and minimum intensity

Two coherent sources of sound, S1 and S2, produce sound waves of the same wavelength, λ\lambda = 1 m, in phase. S1 and S2 are placed 1.5 m apart (see fig). A listener, located at L, directly in front of S2 finds that the intensity is at a minimum

when he is 2 m away from S2. The listener moves away from S1, keeping his distance from S2 fixed. The adjacent maximum of intensity is observed when the listener is at a distance d from S1. Then, d is:

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Answer: (c)

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Q19JEE Main 2013 · 9 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Reflection of waves and echo

An engine approaches a hill with a constant speed. When it is at a distance of 0.9 km, it blows a whistle whose echo is heard by the driver after 5 seconds. If the speed of sound in air is 330 m/s, then the speed of the engine is:

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Answer: (d)

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Q20NEET 2008 · AIPMTEasy

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Interference: maximum and minimum intensity

Two periodic waves of intensities II1 and II2 pass through a region at the same time in the same direction. The sum of the maximum and minimum intensities is

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Answer: (b)

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Q21NEET 2001 · AIPMTEasy

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Superposition: resultant amplitude

Two waves having equation x1 = aasin(ω\omegat −- kx + ϕ\phi1), x2 = asin(ω\omegat −-kx + ϕ\phi2). If in the resultant wave the frequency and amplitude remain equal to amplitude of superimposing waves, the phase difference between them is

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Answer: (b)

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Q22NEET 1993 · AIPMTEasy

Reflection, Superposition & Interference · Superposition: resultant amplitude

Wave has simple harmonic motion whose period is 4 seconds while another wave which also possesses simple harmonic motion has its period 3 second. If both are combined, then the resultant wave will have the period equal to

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Answer: (c)

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