Problem 16.1QQ Problem 16.2QQ: A sinusoidal wave of frequency f is traveling along a stretched string. The string is brought to... Problem 16.3QQ: The amplitude of a wave is doubled, with no other changes made to the wave. As a result of this... Problem 16.4QQ: Suppose you create a pulse by moving the free end of a taut string up and down once with your hand... Problem 16.5QQ: Which of the following, taken by itself, would be most effective in increasing the rate at which... Problem 16.1OQ: If one end of a heavy rope is attached to one end of a lightweight rope, a wave can move from the... Problem 16.2OQ Problem 16.3OQ: Rank the waves represented by the following functions from the largest to the smallest according to... Problem 16.4OQ: By what factor would von have to multiply the tension in a stretched string so as to double the wave... Problem 16.5OQ: When all the strings on a guitar (Fig. OQ16.5) are stretched to the same tension, will the speed of... Problem 16.6OQ: Which of the following statements is not necessarily true regarding mechanical waves? (a) They are... Problem 16.7OQ Problem 16.8OQ Problem 16.9OQ: The distance between two successive peaks of a sinusoidal wave traveling along a string is 2 in. If... Problem 16.1CQ Problem 16.2CQ: (a) How would you create a longitudinal wave in a stretched spring? (b) Would it be possible to... Problem 16.3CQ: When a pulse travels on a taut string, does it always invert upon reflection? Explain. Problem 16.4CQ Problem 16.5CQ: If you steadily shake one end of a taut rope three limes each second, what would be the period of... Problem 16.6CQ: (a) If a long rope is hung from a ceiling and waves are sent up the rope from its lower end, why... Problem 16.7CQ: Why is a pulse on a string considered to be transverse? Problem 16.8CQ: Does the vertical speed of an element of a horizontal, taut string, through which a wave is... Problem 16.9CQ: In an earthquake, both S (transverse) and P (longitudinal) waves propagate from the focus of the... Problem 16.1P: A seismographic station receives S and P waves from an earthquake, separated in time by 17.3 s.... Problem 16.2P: Ocean waves with a crest-to-crest distance of 10.0 m can be described by the wave function y(x, t) =... Problem 16.3P: At t = 0, a transverse pulse in a wire is described by the function y=6.00x2+3.00 where xand y are... Problem 16.4P: Two points A and B on the surface of the Earth are at the same longitude and 60.0 apart in latitude... Problem 16.5P: A wave is described by y = 0.020 0 sin (kx - t), where k = 2.11 rad/m, = 3.62 rad/s, x and y are in... Problem 16.6P: A certain uniform string is held under constant tension. (a) Draw a side-view snapshot of a... Problem 16.7P: A sinusoidal wave is traveling along a rope. The oscillator that generates the wave completes 40.0... Problem 16.8P: For a certain transverse wave, the distance between two successive crests is 1.20 m, and eight... Problem 16.9P Problem 16.10P: When a particular wire is vibrating with a frequency of 4.00 Hz, a transverse wave of wavelength... Problem 16.11P: The string shown in Figure P16.11 is driven at a frequency of 5.00 Hz. The amplitude of the motion... Problem 16.12P: Consider the sinusoidal wave of Example 16.2 with the wave function y=0.150cos(15.7x50.3t) where x... Problem 16.13P Problem 16.14P: (a) Plot y versus t at x = 0 for a sinusoidal wave of the form y = 0.150 cos (15.7x 50.3t), where x... Problem 16.15P: A transverse wave on a siring is described by the wave function y=0.120sin(8x+4t) where x and y are... Problem 16.16P: A wave on a string is described by the wave function y = 0.100 sin (0.50x 20t), where x and y are... Problem 16.17P: A sinusoidal wave is described by the wave function y = 0.25 sin (0.30x 40t) where x and y are in... Problem 16.18P: A sinusoidal wave traveling in the negative x direction (to the left) has an amplitude of 20.0 cm, a... Problem 16.19P: (a) Write the expression for y as a function of x and t in SI units for a sinusoidal wave traveling... Problem 16.20P: A transverse sinusoidal wave on a string has a period T= 25.0 ms and travels in the negative x... Problem 16.21P: Review. The elastic limit of a steel wire is 2.70 108 Pa. What is the maximum speed at which... Problem 16.22P: A piano siring having a mass per unit length equal to 5.00 10-3 kg/m is under a tension of 1 350 N.... Problem 16.23P: Transverse waves travel with a speed of 20.0 m/s on a string under a tension of 6.00 N. What tension... Problem 16.24P: A student taking a quiz finds on a reference sheet the two equations f=lTandv=T She has forgotten... Problem 16.25P: An Ethernet cable is 4.00 in long. The cable has a mass of 0.200 kg. A transverse pulse is produced... Problem 16.26P: A transverse traveling wave on a taut wire has an amplitude of 0.200 mm and a frequency of 500 Hz.... Problem 16.27P: A steel wire of length 30.0 m and a copper wire of length 20.0 m. both with 1.00-mm diameter, are... Problem 16.28P: Why is the following situation impossible? An astronaut on the Moon is studying wave motion using... Problem 16.29P: Tension is maintained in a string as in Figure P16.13. The observed wave speed is v = 24.0 m/s when... Problem 16.30P: Review. A light string with a mass per unit length of 8.00 g/m has its ends tied lo two walls... Problem 16.31P Problem 16.32P: In a region far from the epicenter of an earthquake, a seismic wave can be modeled as transporting... Problem 16.33P: Transverse waves are being generated on a rope under constant tension. By what factor is the... Problem 16.34P: Sinusoidal waves 5.00 cm in amplitude are to be transmitted along a string that has a linear mass... Problem 16.35P: A sinusoidal wave on a string is described by die wave function y = 0.15 sin (0.80x 50t) where x... Problem 16.36P: A taut tope has a mass of 0.180 kg and a length of. 3.60 m. What power must be .supplied to the rope... Problem 16.37P: A long string carries a wave; a 6.00-m segment of the string contains four complete wavelengths and... Problem 16.38P: A horizontal string can transmit a maximum power P0 (without breaking) if a wave with amplitude A... Problem 16.39P: The wave function for a wave on a taut siring is y(x,t) = 0.350 sin (10t - 3x + /4) where x and y... Problem 16.40P: A two-dimensional water wave spreads in circular ripples. Show that the amplitude A at a distance r... Problem 16.41P Problem 16.42P Problem 16.43P: Show that the wave function y = eb(x vt) is a solution of the linear wave equation (Eq. 16.27),... Problem 16.44P Problem 16.45AP Problem 16.46AP: The wave is a particular type of pulse that can propagate through a large crowd gathered at a sports... Problem 16.47AP: A sinusoidal wave in a rope is described by the wave function y=0.20sin(0.75x+18t) where x and y are... Problem 16.48AP: The ocean floor in underlain by a layer of basalt that constitutes the crust, or uppermost layer, of... Problem 16.49AP: Review. A 2.00-kg I Jock hangs from a rubber cord, being supported .so (hat the cord is not... Problem 16.50AP: Review. A block of mass M hangs from a rubber cord. The block is supported so that the cord is not... Problem 16.51AP: A transverse wave on a sting described by the wave function y(x, t) = 0.350 sin (1.25x + 99.6t)... Problem 16.52AP: A sinusoidal wave in a string is described by the wave function y=0.150sin(0.800x50.0t) where x and... Problem 16.53AP: Review. A block of mass M, supported by a string, rests on a frictionless incline making an angle ... Problem 16.54AP: An undersea earthquake or a landslide can produce an ocean wave of short duration carrying great... Problem 16.55AP: Review. A block of mass M = 0.450 kg is attached to one end of a cord of mass 0.003 20 kg: the other... Problem 16.56AP: Review. A block of mass M = 0.450 kg is attached to one end of a cord of mass m = 0.003 20 kg: the... Problem 16.57AP Problem 16.58AP Problem 16.59AP: A wire of density is tapered so that its cross-sectional area varies with x according to... Problem 16.60AP: A rope of total mass m and length L is suspended vertically. Analysis shows that for short... Problem 16.61AP Problem 16.62AP Problem 16.63AP: Review. An aluminum wire is held between two clamps under zero tension at room temperature. Reducing... Problem 16.64CP: Assume an object of mass M is suspended from the bottom of the rope of mass m and length L in... Problem 16.65CP Problem 16.66CP: A string on a musical instrument is held under tension T and extends from the point x = 0 to the... Problem 16.67CP: If a loop of chain is spun at high speed, it can roll along the ground like a circular hoop without... format_list_bulleted