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ISBN: 9781119472780

Author: Halliday

Publisher: WILEY

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Chapter 16, Problem 23P

SSM ILW A sinusoidal transverse wave is traveling along a string in the negative direction of an x axis. Figure 16-35 shows a plot of the displacement as a function of position at time t = 0; the scale of the y axis is set by y_s = 4.0 cm. The string tension is 3.6 N, and its linear density is 25 g/m. Find the (a) amplitude, (b) wavelength, (c) wave speed, and (d) period of the wave, (e) Find the maximum transverse speed of a particle in the string. If the wave is of the form y(x, t) = y_m sin(kx ± ωt + ϕ), what are (f) k, (g) ω, (h) ϕ, and (i) the correct choice of sign in front of ω?

Chapter 16, Problem 23P, SSM ILW A sinusoidal transverse wave is traveling along a string in the negative direction of an x

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