Two waves are given by y1=asin (ωt−kx) and y2=acos (ωt−kx) The phase difference between the two waves is
[MP PMT 1993; SCRA 1996; CET 1998;EAMCET 1991; Orissa JEE 2002]
y1=asin (ωt−kx) and y2=acos (ωt−kx)=asin ⎧⎪⎩ωt−kx+π2⎫⎪⎭
Hence phase difference between these two is π2