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Friday, 9 October

JEE Main Physics · Waves

Particle Velocity vs Wave Velocity

Particle Velocity vs Wave Velocity (Waves) was asked 3 times in 3 JEE Main shifts, 2022–2026, out of the 42 shifts Lumi analysed.

Times asked
3
in 3 shifts
Years
2022–2026
Usual format
Single correct
Calculation
Pattern
Frequent
repeats across shifts

How it is asked

  • Wave speed from wave equation
  • Distance between points of equal speed in wave

Difficulty

Easy 1Medium 2Hard 0

Where it sits

Chapter: Waves. Topic: Waves on Strings, 12 questions over 6 ideas.

Other repeat ideas in this topic

Every time it came

All 3 questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

  1. 2 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q35The equation of a plane progressive wave is given by y=5cos⁡π(200 t−x150)y=5\cos\pi\left(200\,t-\frac{x}{150}\right) where xx and yy are in cm and tt is…EasySingle correct
  2. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q35The equation of a wave travelling on a string is y=sin⁡[20πx+10πt]y=\sin[20\pi x+10\pi t], where xx and t are distance and time in SI units. The minimum…MediumSingle correct
  3. 29 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q46A longitudinal wave is represented by x=10sin⁡2π(nt−xλ)x = 10\sin 2\pi\left(nt - \frac{x}{\lambda}\right) cm. The maximum particle velocity will be four…MediumSingle correct