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11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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A source of frequency of 60 Hz is used to make waves in a rope that is 3.0m long. It takes 0.10s for the waves to travel from one fixed end of the rope to the other. How many loops are in the standing wave in the rope?

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I don't understand what D_Nstands for or why it equals λ/2. Does it always equal λ/2 or is that just specific to this question. Is there another way to solve this problem? Thanks.

d=3.0m

t=0.10s

v=?

v=d/t

=3.0m/0.10s

=30m/s

v=30m/s

f=60 Hz

λ=?

λ=v/f

=30m/s/60 Hz

=0.5m

D_N= λ/2

=0.5m/2

=0.25m

# of loops= d/D_N

= 3.0m/0.25m

= 12 loops

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