A sinusoidal wave is traveling on a string with speed 149 cm/s. The displacement of the particles of the string at x = 20 cm is found to vary with time according to the equation y = (5.9 cm) sin[0.86 - (6.4 s)t). The linear density of the string is 1.8 g/cm. What are (a) the frequency and (b) the wavelength of the wave? If the wave equation is of the form y(x,t) = ym sin(kx - wt), what are (c) ym, (d) k, and (e) w, and (f) the correct choice of sign in front of w? (g) What is the tension in the string?

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**Wave on a String Problem**

A sinusoidal wave is traveling on a string with a speed of 149 cm/s. The displacement of the particles of the string at \( x = 20 \, \text{cm} \) is found to vary with time according to the equation:

\[ y = (5.9 \, \text{cm}) \sin[0.86 - (6.4 \, \text{s}^{-1}) t]. \]

The linear density of the string is \( 1.8 \, \text{g/cm} \). 

**Questions:**

(a) What is the frequency of the wave?

(b) What is the wavelength of the wave?

If the wave equation is of the form:

\[ y(x,t) = y_m \sin(kx - \omega t), \]

what are:

(c) \( y_m \)

(d) \( k \)

(e) \( \omega \)

(f) The correct choice of sign in front of \( \omega \)?

(g) What is the tension in the string?
Transcribed Image Text:**Wave on a String Problem** A sinusoidal wave is traveling on a string with a speed of 149 cm/s. The displacement of the particles of the string at \( x = 20 \, \text{cm} \) is found to vary with time according to the equation: \[ y = (5.9 \, \text{cm}) \sin[0.86 - (6.4 \, \text{s}^{-1}) t]. \] The linear density of the string is \( 1.8 \, \text{g/cm} \). **Questions:** (a) What is the frequency of the wave? (b) What is the wavelength of the wave? If the wave equation is of the form: \[ y(x,t) = y_m \sin(kx - \omega t), \] what are: (c) \( y_m \) (d) \( k \) (e) \( \omega \) (f) The correct choice of sign in front of \( \omega \)? (g) What is the tension in the string?
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