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Problem20.1
Thewavespeedonastringis145m/swhenthetensionis75.0N.

PartA
Whattensionwillgiveaspeedof180m/s?
Expressyouranswerwiththeappropriateunits.
ANSWER:
116N

Correct

StandardExpressionforaTravelingWave
LearningGoal:
Tounderstandthestandardformulaforasinusoidaltravelingwave.
Oneformulaforawavewithaydisplacement(e.g.,ofastring)travelinginthexdirectionis
.

y(x, t) = A sin(kx t)

Allthequestionsinthisproblemrefertothisformulaandtothewaveitdescribes.

PartA
Whichofthefollowingareindependentvariables?

Hint1.Whatareindependentvariables?
Independentvariablesarethosethatarefreelyvariedtocontrolthevalueofthefunction.Theindependentvariables
typicallyappearonthehorizontalaxisofaplotofthefunction.
ANSWER:

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only

only

only

only

only

xand t

andt

andkand

Correct

PartB
Whichofthefollowingareparametersthatdeterminethecharacteristicsofthewave?

Hint1.Whatareparameters?
Parametersareconstantsthatdeterminethecharacteristicsofaparticularfunction.Forawavetheseincludethe
amplitude,frequency,wavelength,andperiodofthewave.
ANSWER:

only

only

only

only

only

xand t

andt

andkand

Correct

PartC
Whatisthephase(x, t)ofthewave?
Expressthephaseintermsofoneormoregivenvariables(A,k,x,t,and)andanyneededconstantslike.
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Hint1.Definitionofphase
Thephaseistheargumentofthetrigfunction,whichisexpressedinradians.
ANSWER:
=

(x, t)

kx t

Correct

PartD
Whatisthewavelengthofthewave?
Expressthewavelengthintermsofoneormoregivenvariables(A,k,x,t,and)andanyneededconstantslike
.

Hint1.Findingthewavelength
Considertheformofthewaveattimet = 0 .Thewavecrossestheyaxis,slopingupwardatx = 0.The
wavelengthisthexpositionatwhichthewavenextcrossestheyaxis,slopingupward(i.e.,thelengthofone
completecycleofoscillation).
ANSWER:
=

2
k

Correct

PartE
WhatistheperiodT ofthiswave?
Expresstheperiodintermsofoneormoregivenvariables(A,k,x,t,and)andanyneededconstantslike.
ANSWER:
T

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PartF
Whatisthespeedofpropagationv ofthiswave?
Expressthespeedofpropagationintermsofoneormoregivenvariables(A,k,x,t,and)andanyneeded
constantslike.
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Hint1.Howtofindv
Ifyou'vedonethepreviouspartsofthisproblem,youhavefoundthewavelengthandtheperiodofthiswave.The
speedofpropagationisafunctionofthesetwoquantities:v = /T .

ANSWER:
v

Correct

ConceptualQuestion20.4
Thefigureshowsasnapshotgraphandahistorygraphforawave
pulseonastretchedstring.Theydescribethesamewavefromtwo
perspectives.

PartA
Inwhichdirectionisthewavetraveling?
ANSWER:
totheright
totheleft

Correct

PartB
Whatisthespeedofthiswave?
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= 200

cm
s

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Problem20.03

PartA
Theverticaldisplacementy(x,t)ofastringstretchedalongthehorizontalxaxisisgivenbyy(x,t)=(6.00mm)cos[(3.25m
1)x(7.22rad/s)t].
(a)Whatistheminimumtimeforeachcompletecycleofthewave?
ANSWER:
s

PartB
(b)Whatisthedistancebetweenadjacentcrestsofthewave?
ANSWER:
20.42

IncorrectTryAgain5attemptsremaining

PartC
(c)Howfastdoesthiswavetravel?
ANSWER:
m/s

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