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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) Four traveling waves are described by the following equations, where all quantities are 1)
measured in SI units and y represents the displacement.
I: y = 0.12 cos(3x - 21t)
II: y = 0.15 sin(6x + 42t)
III: y = 0.13 cos(6x + 21t)
IV: y = -0.27 sin(3x - 42t)
Which of these waves have the same period?
A) I and IV, and also II and III
B) I and II, and also III and IV
C) I and III, and also II and IV
D) All of them have the same period.
E) They all have different periods.

2) Four traveling waves are described by the following equations, where all quantities are 2)
measured in SI units and y represents the displacement.
I: y = 0.12 cos(3x + 2t)
II: y = 0.15 sin(6x - 3t)
III: y = 0.23 cos(3x + 6t)
IV: y = -0.29 sin(1.5x - t)
Which of these waves have the same speed?
A) I and II
B) I and III
C) III and IV
D) I and IV
E) II and III

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3) For the wave shown in the figure, the wavelength is 3)

A) 4 m.
B) 1 m.
C) 8 m.
D) 2 m.
E) unable to be determined from the given information.

4) For the wave shown in the figure, the frequency is 4)

A) 2 Hz.
B) 1 Hz.
C) 0.5 Hz.
D) 4 Hz.
E) unable to be determined from the given information.

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5) The figure shows the displacement y of a traveling wave at a given position as a 5)
function of time and the displacement of the same wave at a given time as a function of
position. Determine the wavelength of the wave.

A) 4.0 m B) 3.0 m C) 1.5 m D) 2.0 m E) 2.0 cm

6) The figure shows the displacement y of a wave at a given position as a function of time 6)
and the displacement of the same wave at a given time as a function of position.
Determine the frequency of the wave.

A) 0.50 Hz B) 3.0 Hz C) 4.0 Hz D) 0.33 Hz E) 0.25 Hz

7) When a weight W is hanging from a light vertical string, the speed of pulses on the 7)
string is V. If a second weight W is added without stretching the string, the speed of
pulses on this string will now become
A) V/ 2. B) 2V. C) V/2. D) 2V. E) V.

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 8) A transverse wave traveling along a string transports energy at a rate r. If we want to 8)
double this rate, we could
A) increase the amplitude of the wave by a factor of 4.
B) increase the amplitude of the wave by a factor of 2.
C) increase the amplitude by a factor of 8.
D) increase the amplitude of the wave by a factor of 8.
E) increase the amplitude by a factor of 2.

9) A wave pulse traveling to the right along a thin cord reaches a discontinuity where the 9)
rope becomes thinner and lighter. What is the orientation of the reflected and
transmitted pulses?
A) Both pulses are right side up.
B) The reflected pulse returns inverted while the transmitted pulse is right side up.
C) The reflected pulse returns right side up while the transmitted pulse is inverted.
D) Both pulses are inverted.

10) A wave pulse traveling to the right along a thin cord reaches a discontinuity where the 10)
rope becomes thicker and heavier. What is the orientation of the reflected and
transmitted pulses?
A) Both pulses are inverted.
B) Both pulses are right side up.
C) The reflected pulse returns right side up while the transmitted pulse is inverted.
D) The reflected pulse returns inverted while the transmitted pulse is right side up.

11) A guitar string is fixed at both ends. If you tighten it to increase its tension 11)
A) the wavelength increases but the frequency is not affected.
B) the frequencies of its vibrational modes will increase but its wavelengths will not
be affected.
C) both the frequency and the wavelength increase.

12) A tube open at one end and closed at the other end produces sound having a 12)
fundamental frequency of 350 Hz. If you now open the closed end, the fundamental
frequency becomes
A) 87.5 B) 700 Hz. C) 350 Hz. D) 175 Hz. E) 1400
Hz. Hz.

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 13) Consider the waves on a vibrating guitar string and the sound waves the guitar produces 13)
in the surrounding air. The string waves and the sound waves must have the same
A) velocity.
B) amplitude.
C) frequency.
D) wavelength.
E) More than one of the above is true.

Calculation Questions
14) The figure shows the displacement y of a traveling wave at a given position as a 14)
function of time and the displacement of the same wave at a given time as a function of
position. How fast is the wave traveling?

A) 2.0 m/s B) 1.5 m/s C) 3.0 m/s D) 0.66 E) 0.75

m/s m/s

15) Ocean tides are waves that have a period of 12 hours, an amplitude (in some places) of 15)
1.50 m, and a speed of 750 km/hr. What is the distance between adjacent crests of these
waves?
A) 2500 m
B) 9000 km
C) 32,400 m
D) 9000 m
E) 32,400 km

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

16) The vertical displacement y(x,t) of a string stretched along the horizontal x-axis 16)
is given by y(x,t) = (6.00 mm) cos[(3.25 m-1)x - (7.22 rad/s)t].
(a) What is the minimum time for each complete cycle of the wave?
(b) What is the distance between adjacent crests of the wave?
(c) How fast does this wave travel?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

17) A transverse wave is traveling on a string stretched along the horizontal x-axis. The 17)
equation for the vertical displacement y of the string is given by
y = 0.0020 cos[ (15x - 52t)], where all quantities are in SI units. The maximum speed
of a particle of the string is closest to
A) 0.53 B) 0.33 C) 0.74 D) 0.43 E) 0.64
m/s. m/s. m/s. m/s. m/s.

18) Find the speed of an ocean wave whose vertical displacement y as a function of time t is 18)
given by y(x,t) = 3.7 cos(2.2x - 5.6t), where all quantities are in SI units.
A) 1.9 m/s B) 4.5 m/s C) 2.5 m/s D) 3.5 m/s

19) A 6.00-m long rope is under a tension of 600 N. Waves travel along this rope at 40.0 19)
m/s. What is the mass of the rope?
A) 2.50 kg B) 1.12 kg C) 1.25 kg D) 1.00 kg E) 2.25 kg

20) The density of aluminum is 2700 kg/m3. If transverse waves propagate at 34 m/s in a 20)
4.6-mm diameter aluminum wire, what is the tension on the wire?
A) 42 N B) 62 N C) 31 N D) 52 N

21) A 6.0-m wire with a mass of 50 g, is under tension. A transverse wave, for which the 21)
frequency is 810 Hz, the wavelength is 0.40 m, and the amplitude is 4.0 mm, is
propagating on the wire. The time for a crest of this wave to travel the length of the
wire is closest to
A) 16 ms. B) 25 ms. C) 21 ms. D) 19 ms. E) 23 ms.

22) A 8.0-m long wire with a mass of 10 g is under tension. A transverse wave for which 22)
the frequency is 570 Hz, the wavelength is 0.10 m, and the amplitude is 3.7 mm is
propagating on the wire. The maximum transverse acceleration of a point on a wire is
closest to
A) 53,000 m/s2.
B) 47,000 m/s2.
C) 35,000 m/s2.
D) 29,000 m/s2.
E) 41,000 m/s2.

23) Calculate the light intensity 1.51 m from a light bulb that emits 100 W of visible light, 23)
assuming that the light radiates uniformly in all directions.
A) 3.49 W/m2 B) 4.01 W/m2 C) 50.5 W/m2 D) 43.9 W/m2

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 24) Observer A is 3.0 m from a tiny light bulb and observer B is 12.0 m from the same bulb. 24)
Assume that the light spreads out uniformly and undergoes no significant reflections or
absorption. If observer B sees a light of intensity I, the light intensity that A sees is
A) I. B) 36I. C) 9I. D) 144I. E) 16I.

25) A 2.00-m long piano wire with a mass per unit length of 12.0 g/m is under a tension of 25)
8.00 kN. What is the frequency of the fundamental mode of vibration of this wire?
A) 510 Hz B) 408 Hz C) 102 Hz D) 204 Hz E) 153 Hz

26) A platinum wire that is 1.20 m long has a radius of 0.500 mm and is fixed at both ends. 26)
In its third harmonic it vibrates at 512 Hz. The density of platinum is 21.4 × 103 kg/m3.
What is the tension in the wire?
A) 1.00 kN B) 1.41 kN C) 4.00 kN D) 2.00 kN E) 2.82 kN

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

27) A guitar string 0.650 m long has a tension of 61.0 N and a mass per unit length of 27)
3.00 g/m.
(a) What is the speed of waves on the string when it is plucked?
(b) What is the string's fundamental frequency of vibration when plucked?

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

28) A standing wave is oscillating at 690 Hz on a string, as shown in the figure. What is the 28)
speed of traveling waves on this string?

A) 280 m/s B) 210 m/s C) 140 m/s D) 410 m/s

29) A 2.0-m string is fixed at both ends and tightened until the wave speed is 78 m/s. What 29)
is the frequency of the standing wave shown in the figure?

A) 230 Hz B) 350 Hz C) 120 Hz D) 470 Hz

30) A 1.0-g string that is 0.64 m long is fixed at both ends and is under tension. This string 30)
produces a 100-Hz tone when it vibrates in the third harmonic. The speed of sound in
air is 344 m/s. The tension in the string, in is closest to
A) 3.9 N. B) 2.3 N. C) 2.8 N. D) 1.8 N. E) 3.4 N.

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Answer Key
Testname: CHAPTER 15

1) C
2) D
3) E
4) C
5) B
6) E
7) D
8) E
9) A
10) D
11) B
12) D
13) C
14) E
15) B
16) (a) 0.870 s (b) 1.93 m (c) 2.22 m/s
17) B
18) C
19) E
20) D
21) D
22) B
23) A
24) E
25) D
26) E
27) (a) 143 m/s (b) 110 Hz
28) A
29) C
30) C