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Date May 2017 Marks available 1 Reference code 17M.1.HL.TZ1.12
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Question number 12 Adapted from N/A

Question

A travelling wave of period 5.0 ms travels along a stretched string at a speed of 40 m s–1. Two points on the string are 0.050 m apart.

What is the phase difference between the two points?

A.  0

B.  \(\frac{\pi }{2}\)

C.  \(\pi \)

D.  2\(\pi \)

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 4: Waves » 4.2 – Travelling waves
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