Fundamentals of Physics Extended
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Author: David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker
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Chapter 16, Problem 36P
Four waves are to be sent along the same string, direction:
y1(x, t) = (4.00 mm) sin(2πx − 400πt)
y2(x, t) = (4.00 mm) sin(2πx − 400πt + 0.7π)
y3(x, t) = (4.00 mm) sin(2πx − 400πt + π)
y4(x, t) = (4.00 mm) sin(2πx − 400πt + 1.7π).
What is the amplitude of the resultant wave?
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