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A plane undamped harmonic wave progates in a medium. Find the mean space density of energy becomes equal to `W_(0)` at an instant `t=t(0)+T//6`, where `t_(0)` is the instant when amplitude is maximum at this location and T is the time period of oscillation.

Answer» Let us consider the wave
`Y=A cos(omegat-kx)`,
then its energy density (energy per unit volume)is given by `W=pA^(2)omega^(2) sin ^(2) (omegat-kx)` `[`where `p` is of medium, for string waves, `mu =pS]`.
Let us consider `x=0`, `t_(0)=0` at which amplitude is maximum
At `t=t_(0)+(T)/(6)`
And `t=A cos[(omegaT)/(6)]`
and the energy density is
`w=pA^(2)omega^(2)sin^(2)[(omegaT)/(6)]=pA^(2)omega^(2)sin^(2)(pi)/(3)`
`W=(pA^(2)omega^(2))(3)/(4)`
From given data, `W=W_(0)`
`impliespA^(2)omega^(2)=(4)/(3)W_(0)=(2W_(0)/(3)`


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