Chapter 16, Problem 16.52AP

A sinusoidal wave in a string is described by the wave function

$y=0.150\sin (0.800x-50.0t)$

where x and y are in meters and t is in seconds. The mass per length of the string is 12.0 g/m. (a) Find the maximum transverse acceleration of an element of this string. (b) Determine the maximum transverse force on a 1.00-cm segment of the string. (c) State how the force found in part (b) compares with the tension in the string.