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4-10 a. show that if the maximum positive displacement of a

sinusoidal wave occurs at distance x 0
cm from the origin when
2
t=0 ,its initial phase angle 0 is given by 0 x when
2 0

the wavelength
is in centimeters .

Ans: y sin( kx wt 0 ) at t=0 y sin( kx 0 )

x x0 maximum displacement
3
x x 0 y 0 y k cos(kx 0 ) kx0 0
2
or
2
3 d2y
(kx0 0 ) , 2 k 2 sin(kx 0 )
2 2 dx
x x0 ,
2
kx0 0 k =
2

0 2 ( 2 ) x0

b.Determine the initial phase and sketch the wave when 10 cm

5 5 1
and x 0
= 0,
6
,
2
, 5 ,and -
2
cm .
Ans:

2
1. x0 0 cm initial phase= ( )0
2 10 2

Plot Sin x 0 , x, 0, 2
, AxesLabel "x", "y"
5 2 5
y
1

0.5

x
1 2 3 4 5 6

-0.5

-1




5 2 5
2. x0 cm initial phase= ( )
6 2 10 6 3
5
Plot Sin
x , x, 0, 2 , AxesLabel "x", "y"
5 2 5 6
y
1

0.5

x
1 2 3 4 5 6

-0.5

-1

5 2 5
3. x0 cm ( ) 0
initial phase=
2 2 10 2
5
Plot Sin
x , x, 0, 2 , AxesLabel "x", "y"
5 2 5 2
y
1

0.75

0.5

0.25
x
1 2 3 4 5 6
-0.25

-0.5

-0.75

2
4. x0 5 cm initial phase= ( )5
2 10 2

Plot Sin x 5 , x, 0, 2
, AxesLabel "x", "y"
5 2 5
 y
1

0.5

x
1 2 3 4 5 6

-0.5

-1

1 2 1
5. x0 cm initial phase=
( ) 0.6
2 2 10 2
1
Plot Sin
x , x, , , AxesLabel "x", "y"
5 2 5 2
y
1

0.75

0.5

0.25

x
-3 -2 -1 1 2 3
-0.25

-0.5

c. what are the appropriate initial phase angles for (b) when a cosine
function is used instead?

Ans:(b) initial phase angles
2