{"id":1507,"date":"2018-02-06T18:06:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T18:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1507"},"modified":"2018-02-06T18:06:20","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T18:06:20","slug":"16-chapter-review","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/chapter\/16-chapter-review\/","title":{"raw":"16 Chapter Review","rendered":"16 Chapter Review"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"media-body\">\r\n<div id=\"content\">\r\n<div class=\"os-eoc os-chapter-review-container\">\r\n<div class=\"os-glossary-container\">\r\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\r\n<h3><span class=\"os-text\">Key Terms<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165037141620\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"15535\"><strong>antinode<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165037224021\">location of maximum amplitude in standing waves<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039066118\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"89613\"><strong>constructive interference<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165039344785\">when two waves arrive at the same point exactly in phase; that is, the crests of the two waves are precisely aligned, as are the troughs<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039291464\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"93678\"><strong>destructive interference<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165039291470\">when two identical waves arrive at the same point exactly out of phase; that is, precisely aligned crest to trough<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039122124\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"67974\"><strong>fixed boundary condition<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165039050447\">when the medium at a boundary is fixed in place so it cannot move<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039238653\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"29315\"><strong>free boundary condition<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165039027838\">exists when the medium at the boundary is free to move<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165037224025\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"62931\"><strong>fundamental frequency<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165037224030\">lowest frequency that will produce a standing wave<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165036792557\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"38973\"><strong>intensity (<em>I<\/em>)<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165038229579\">power per unit area<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039027842\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"33445\"><strong>interference<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165039096953\">overlap of two or more waves at the same point and time<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039053842\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"31388\"><strong>linear wave equation<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165039053848\">equation describing waves that result from a linear restoring force of the medium; any function that is a solution to the wave equation describes a wave moving in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction or the negative\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction with a constant wave speed\u00a0<em>v<\/em><\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165038295183\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"5134\"><strong>longitudinal wave<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165036846793\">wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction of propagation<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165038340757\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"76655\"><strong>mechanical wave<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165038273890\">wave that is governed by Newton\u2019s laws and requires a medium<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165037224035\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"96643\"><strong>node<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165037224040\">point where the string does not move; more generally, nodes are where the wave disturbance is zero in a standing wave<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165037224045\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"45445\"><strong>normal mode<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165037224051\">possible standing wave pattern for a standing wave on a string<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165037224055\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"70192\"><strong>overtone<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165037224060\">frequency that produces standing waves and is higher than the fundamental frequency<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039386013\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"55634\"><strong>pulse<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165035648504\">single disturbance that moves through a medium, transferring energy but not mass<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165037224065\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"5381\"><strong>standing wave<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165037224070\">wave that can bounce back and forth through a particular region, effectively becoming stationary<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039291749\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"1505\"><strong>superposition<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165039100295\">phenomenon that occurs when two or more waves arrive at the same point<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165038183664\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"5699\"><strong>transverse wave<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165036741880\">wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of propagation<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165038022748\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"86377\"><strong>wave<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165036873460\">disturbance that moves from its source and carries energy<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165035648508\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"21318\"><strong>wave function<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165035648513\">mathematical model of the position of particles of the medium<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165035640965\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"60058\"><strong>wave number<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165035640970\"><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2956-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56818\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56819\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56820\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56821\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56822\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56823\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56824\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56825\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56826\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56827\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">2\u03c0\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165038030038\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"11859\"><strong>wave speed<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165037166751\">magnitude of the wave velocity<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165036854735\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"96798\"><strong>wave velocity<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165038343963\">velocity at which the disturbance moves; also called the propagation velocity<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165036986378\">\r\n \t<dt id=\"62341\"><strong>wavelength<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1165036791643\">distance between adjacent identical parts of a wave<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-key-equations-container\">\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<div class=\"os-key-equations-container\">\r\n<h3><span class=\"os-text\">Key Equations<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<section id=\"fs-id1165036985877\" class=\"key-equations\">\r\n<table id=\"fs-id1170901532844\" class=\"unnumbered unstyled\" summary=\"This table gives the following formulae: Wave speed, v equal to lambda by T equal to lambda f; Linear mass density, mu equal to mass of the string upon length of the string; Speed of a wave or pulse on a string under tension, mod v equal to root of F subscript T upon mu end root; Speed of a compression wave in a fluid, v equal to root of B by rho end root; Resultant wave from superposition of two sinusoidal waves that are identical except for a phase shift, y subscript R x t equal to 2 A cos open parentheses theta by 2 close parentheses sine open parentheses kx minus omega t plus phi by 2 close parentheses; Wave number, k is identical to 2 pi by lambda; Wave speed, v equal to omega by k; A periodic wave, y open parentheses x comma t close parentheses equal to A sine open parentheses kx plus or minus omega t plus phi close parentheses; Phase of a wave, kx plus or minus omega t plus phi; The linear wave equation, delta squared y open parentheses x comma t close parentheses by delta x squared equal to 1 by v subscript w squared into delta squared y open parentheses x comma t close parentheses by delta x squared; Power in a wave for one wavelength, P subscript ave equal to E subscript lambda by T equal to half mu A squared omega squared lambda by T equal to half mu A squared omega squared v; Intensity, I equal to P by A; Intensity for a spherical wave, I equal to P by 4 pi r squared; Equation of a standing wave, y open parentheses x comma t close parentheses equal to 2 A sine open parentheses kx close parentheses cos open parentheses omega t close parentheses; Wavelength for symmetric boundary conditions, lambda subscript n equal to 2 L by N where n equal to 1,2, 3, 4, 5 and so on; Frequency for symmetric boundary conditions, f subscript n equal to nv by 2L equal to nf subscript 1 where n equal to 1,2, 3, 4, 5 and so on.\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Wave speed<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2957-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56828\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56829\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56830\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56831\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56832\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56833\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56834\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56835\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56836\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56837\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56838\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56839\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56840\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=\u03bbT=\u03bbf<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Linear mass density<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2958-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56841\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56842\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56843\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56844\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56845\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56846\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56847\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56848\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56849\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56850\" class=\"mtext\">mass of the string<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56851\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56852\" class=\"mtext\">length of the string<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=mass of the stringlength of the string<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Speed of a wave or pulse on a string under\r\n<div id=\"54527\"><\/div>\r\ntension<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2959-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56853\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56854\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56855\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56856\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56857\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56858\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56859\" class=\"mo\">\u2223\u2223<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56860\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56861\" class=\"mo\">\u2223\u2223<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56862\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56863\" class=\"msqrt\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56864\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56865\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56866\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56867\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56868\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56869\" class=\"mi\">F<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56870\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56871\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u203e\u203e\u203e\u221a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">|v|=FT\u03bc<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Speed of a compression wave in a fluid<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2960-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56872\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56873\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56874\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56875\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56876\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56877\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56878\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56879\" class=\"msqrt\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56880\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56881\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56882\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56883\" class=\"mi\">\u0392<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56884\" class=\"mi\">\u03c1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u203e\u203e\u221a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=\u0392\u03c1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Resultant wave from superposition of two\r\n<div id=\"32165\"><\/div>\r\nsinusoidal waves that are identical except for a\r\n<div id=\"81074\"><\/div>\r\nphase shift<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2961-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56885\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56886\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56887\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56888\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56889\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56890\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56891\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56892\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56893\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56894\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56895\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56896\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56897\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56898\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56899\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56900\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56901\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56902\" class=\"mo\">[<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56903\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56904\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56905\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56906\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56907\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56908\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56909\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56910\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56911\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56912\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56913\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56914\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56915\" class=\"mo\">]<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56916\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56917\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56918\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56919\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56920\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56921\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56922\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56923\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56924\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56925\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56926\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56927\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56928\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56929\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR(x,t)=[2Acos(\u03d52)]sin(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d52)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Wave number<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2962-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56930\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56931\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56932\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56933\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56934\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56935\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56936\" class=\"mo\">\u2261<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56937\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56938\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56939\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56940\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56941\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">k\u22612\u03c0\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Wave speed<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2963-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56942\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56943\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56944\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56945\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56946\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56947\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56948\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56949\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56950\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56951\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=\u03c9k<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>A periodic wave<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2964-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56952\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56953\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56954\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56955\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56956\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56957\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56958\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56959\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56960\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56961\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56962\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56963\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56964\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56965\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56966\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56967\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56968\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56969\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56970\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56971\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56972\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56973\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56974\" class=\"mo\">\u2213<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56975\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56976\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56977\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56978\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56979\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2213\u03c9t+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Phase of a wave<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2965-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56980\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56981\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56982\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56983\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56984\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56985\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56986\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56987\" class=\"mo\">\u2213<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56988\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56989\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56990\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56991\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">kx\u2213\u03c9t+\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>The linear wave equation<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2966-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56992\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56993\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56994\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56995\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56996\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56997\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56998\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56999\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57000\" class=\"mo\">\u2202<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57001\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57002\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57003\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57004\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57005\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57006\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57007\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57008\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57009\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57010\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57011\" class=\"mo\">\u2202<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57012\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57013\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57014\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57015\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57016\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57017\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57018\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57019\" class=\"msubsup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57020\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57021\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57022\" class=\"mi\">w<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57023\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57024\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57025\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57026\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57027\" class=\"mo\">\u2202<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57028\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57029\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57030\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57031\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57032\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57033\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57034\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57035\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57036\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57037\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57038\" class=\"mo\">\u2202<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57039\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57040\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57041\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u22022y(x,t)\u2202x2=1vw2\u22022y(x,t)\u2202t2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Power in a wave for one wavelength<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2967-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57042\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57043\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57044\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57045\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57046\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57047\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57048\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57049\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57050\" class=\"mtext\">ave<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57051\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57052\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57053\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57054\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57055\" class=\"mi\">E<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57056\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57057\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57058\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57059\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57060\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57061\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57062\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57063\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57064\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57065\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57066\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57067\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57068\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57069\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57070\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57071\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57072\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57073\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57074\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57075\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57076\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57077\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57078\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57079\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57080\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57081\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57082\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57083\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">Pave=E\u03bbT=12\u03bcA2\u03c92\u03bbT=12\u03bcA2\u03c92v<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Intensity<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2968-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57084\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57085\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57086\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57087\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57088\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57089\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57090\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57091\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57092\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57093\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">I=PA<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Intensity for a spherical wave<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2969-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57094\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57095\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57096\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57097\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57098\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57099\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57100\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57101\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57102\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57103\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57104\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57105\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57106\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57107\" class=\"mi\">r<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57108\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">I=P4\u03c0r2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Equation of a standing wave<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2970-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57109\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57110\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57111\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57112\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57113\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57114\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57115\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57116\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57117\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57118\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57119\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57120\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57121\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57122\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57123\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57124\" class=\"mo\">[<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57125\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57126\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57127\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57128\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57129\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57130\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57131\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57132\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57133\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57134\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57135\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57136\" class=\"mo\">]<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57137\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57138\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57139\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57140\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57141\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57142\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57143\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=[2Asin(kx)]cos(\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Wavelength for symmetric boundary\r\n<div id=\"11444\"><\/div>\r\nconditions<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2971-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57144\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57145\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57146\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57147\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57148\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57149\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57150\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57151\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57152\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57153\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57154\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57155\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57156\" class=\"mi\">L<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57157\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57158\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57159\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57160\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57161\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57162\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57163\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57164\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57165\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57166\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57167\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57168\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57169\" class=\"mn\">5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57170\" class=\"mtext\">...<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bbn=2nL,n=1,2,3,4,5...<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\">\r\n<td>Frequency for symmetric boundary conditions<\/td>\r\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2972-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57171\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57172\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57173\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57174\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57175\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57176\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57177\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57178\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57179\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57180\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57181\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57182\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57183\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57184\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57185\" class=\"mi\">L<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57186\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57187\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57188\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57189\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57190\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57191\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57192\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57193\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57194\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57195\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57196\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57197\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57198\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57199\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57200\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57201\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57202\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57203\" class=\"mn\">5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57204\" class=\"mtext\">...<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">fn=nv2L=nf1,n=1,2,3,4,5...<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-key-concepts-container\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n<div class=\"os-key-equations-container\">\r\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-key-concepts-container\">\r\n<div class=\"os-key-concepts\">\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165036763039\" class=\"key-concepts\">\r\n<h4 id=\"58005_copy_1\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.1<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Traveling Waves<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul id=\"fs-id1165036895715\">\r\n \t<li>A wave is a disturbance that moves from the point of origin with a wave velocity\u00a0<em>v<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A wave has a wavelength\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2973-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57205\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57206\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57207\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57208\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57209\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bb<\/span><\/span>, which is the distance between adjacent identical parts of the wave. Wave velocity and wavelength are related to the wave\u2019s frequency and period by\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2974-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57210\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57211\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57212\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57213\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57214\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57215\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57216\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57217\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57218\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57219\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57220\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57221\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57222\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57223\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=\u03bbT=\u03bbf.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Mechanical waves are disturbances that move through a medium and are governed by Newton\u2019s laws.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Electromagnetic waves are disturbances in the electric and magnetic fields, and do not require a medium.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Matter waves are a central part of quantum mechanics and are associated with protons, electrons, neutrons, and other fundamental particles found in nature.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A transverse wave has a disturbance perpendicular to the wave\u2019s direction of propagation, whereas a longitudinal wave has a disturbance parallel to its direction of propagation.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165039256153\" class=\"key-concepts\">\r\n<h4 id=\"14837_copy_1\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.2<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Mathematics of Waves<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul id=\"fs-id1165039268436\">\r\n \t<li>A wave is an oscillation (of a physical quantity) that travels through a medium, accompanied by a transfer of energy. Energy transfers from one point to another in the direction of the wave motion. The particles of the medium oscillate up and down, back and forth, or both up and down and back and forth, around an equilibrium position.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A snapshot of a sinusoidal wave at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2975-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57224\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57225\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57226\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57227\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57228\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57229\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57230\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57231\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57232\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57233\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0can be modeled as a function of position. Two examples of such functions are\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2976-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57234\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57235\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57236\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57237\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57238\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57239\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57240\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57241\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57242\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57243\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57244\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57245\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57246\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57247\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57248\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57249\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57250\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57251\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57252\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57253\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57254\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57255\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x)=Asin(kx+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2977-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57256\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57257\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57258\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57259\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57260\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57261\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57262\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57263\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57264\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57265\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57266\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57267\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57268\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57269\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57270\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57271\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57272\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57273\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57274\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57275\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57276\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57277\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57278\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x)=Acos(kx+\u03d5).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Given a function of a wave that is a snapshot of the wave, and is only a function of the position\u00a0<em>x<\/em>, the motion of the pulse or wave moving at a constant velocity can be modeled with the function, replacing\u00a0<em>x<\/em>\u00a0with\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2978-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57279\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57280\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57281\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57282\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57283\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57284\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57285\" class=\"mo\">\u2213<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57286\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57287\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x\u2213vt<\/span><\/span>. The minus sign is for motion in the positive direction and the plus sign for the negative direction.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The wave function is given by\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2979-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57288\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57289\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57290\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57291\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57292\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57293\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57294\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57295\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57296\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57297\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57298\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57299\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57300\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57301\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57302\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57303\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57304\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57305\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57306\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57307\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57308\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57309\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57310\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57311\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57312\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57313\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57314\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57315\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0where\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2980-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57316\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57317\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57318\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57319\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57320\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57321\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57322\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57323\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57324\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57325\" class=\"mtext\">\/<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57326\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">k=2\u03c0\/\u03bb<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is defined as the wave number,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2981-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57327\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57328\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57329\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57330\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57331\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57332\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57333\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57334\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57335\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57336\" class=\"mtext\">\/<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57337\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03c9=2\u03c0\/T<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is the angular frequency, and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2982-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57338\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57339\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57340\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57341\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57342\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is the phase shift.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The wave moves with a constant velocity\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2983-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57343\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57344\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57345\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57346\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57347\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57348\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57349\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57350\" class=\"mi\">w<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vw<\/span><\/span>, where the particles of the medium oscillate about an equilibrium position. The constant velocity of a wave can be found by\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2984-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57351\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57352\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57353\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57354\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57355\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57356\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57357\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57358\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57359\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57360\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57361\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57362\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57363\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57364\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57365\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=\u03bbT=\u03c9k.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165037906586\" class=\"key-concepts\">\r\n<h4 id=\"79282_copy_1\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.3<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Wave Speed on a Stretched String<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul id=\"fs-id1165036762836\">\r\n \t<li>The speed of a wave on a string depends on the linear density of the string and the tension in the string. The linear density is mass per unit length of the string.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>In general, the speed of a wave depends on the square root of the ratio of the elastic property to the inertial property of the medium.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The speed of a wave through a fluid is equal to the square root of the ratio of the bulk modulus of the fluid to the density of the fluid.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The speed of sound through air at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2985-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57366\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57367\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57368\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57369\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57370\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57371\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57372\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57373\" class=\"mn\">20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57374\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57375\" class=\"mtext\">C<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">T=20\u00b0C<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is approximately\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2986-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57376\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57377\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57378\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57379\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57380\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57381\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57382\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57383\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57384\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57385\" class=\"mn\">343.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57386\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57387\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57388\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vs=343.00m\/s.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165038293236\" class=\"key-concepts\">\r\n<h4 id=\"79629_copy_1\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.4<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Energy and Power of a Wave<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul id=\"fs-id1165038275525\">\r\n \t<li>The energy and power of a wave are proportional to the square of the amplitude of the wave and the square of the angular frequency of the wave.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The time-averaged power of a sinusoidal wave on a string is found by\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2987-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57389\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57390\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57391\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57392\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57393\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57394\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57395\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57396\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57397\" class=\"mtext\">ave<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57398\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57399\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57400\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57401\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57402\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57403\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57404\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57405\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57406\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57407\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57408\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57409\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57410\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">Pave=12\u03bcA2\u03c92v,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0where\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2988-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57411\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57412\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57413\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57414\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57415\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is the linear mass density of the string,\u00a0<em>A<\/em>\u00a0is the amplitude of the wave,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2989-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57416\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57417\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57418\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57419\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57420\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03c9<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is the angular frequency of the wave, and\u00a0<em>v<\/em>\u00a0is the speed of the wave.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Intensity is defined as the power divided by the area. In a spherical wave, the area is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2990-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57421\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57422\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57423\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57424\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57425\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57426\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57427\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57428\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57429\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57430\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57431\" class=\"mi\">r<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57432\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">A=4\u03c0r2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the intensity is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2991-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57433\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57434\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57435\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57436\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57437\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57438\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57439\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57440\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57441\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57442\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57443\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57444\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57445\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57446\" class=\"mi\">r<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57447\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57448\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">I=P4\u03c0r2.<\/span><\/span>As the wave moves out from a source, the energy is conserved, but the intensity decreases as the area increases.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165039316915\" class=\"key-concepts\">\r\n<h4 id=\"17286_copy_1\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.5<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Interference of Waves<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul id=\"fs-id1165035610641\">\r\n \t<li>Superposition is the combination of two waves at the same location.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Constructive interference occurs from the superposition of two identical waves that are in phase.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Destructive interference occurs from the superposition of two identical waves that are\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2992-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57449\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57450\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57451\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57452\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57453\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57454\" class=\"mn\">180<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57455\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57456\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57457\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57458\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57459\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57460\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57461\" class=\"mtext\">radians<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57462\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">180\u00b0(\u03c0radians)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0out of phase.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The wave that results from the superposition of two sine waves that differ only by a phase shift is a wave with an amplitude that depends on the value of the phase difference.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165038043882\" class=\"key-concepts\">\r\n<h4 id=\"73246_copy_1\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.6<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Standing Waves and Resonance<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul id=\"fs-id1165036784072\">\r\n \t<li>A standing wave is the superposition of two waves which produces a wave that varies in amplitude but does not propagate.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Nodes are points of no motion in standing waves.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>An antinode is the location of maximum amplitude of a standing wave.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Normal modes of a wave on a string are the possible standing wave patterns. The lowest frequency that will produce a standing wave is known as the fundamental frequency. The higher frequencies which produce standing waves are called overtones.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-review-conceptual-questions-container\">\r\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3><span class=\"os-text\">Conceptual Questions<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"os-review-conceptual-questions\">\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165037998696\" class=\"review-conceptual-questions\">\r\n<h4 id=\"58005_copy_2\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.1<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Traveling Waves<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038360678\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037986585\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038360678-solution\">1<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037156881\">Give one example of a transverse wave and one example of a longitudinal wave, being careful to note the relative directions of the disturbance and wave propagation in each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037085081\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038173082\"><span class=\"os-number\">2<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037948263\">A sinusoidal transverse wave has a wavelength of 2.80 m. It takes 0.10 s for a portion of the string at a position\u00a0<em>x<\/em>\u00a0to move from a maximum position of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2993-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57463\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57464\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57465\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57466\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57467\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57468\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57469\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57470\" class=\"mn\">0.03<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57471\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57472\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y=0.03m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to the equilibrium position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2994-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57473\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57474\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57475\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57476\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57477\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57478\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57479\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57480\" class=\"mn\">0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57481\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y=0.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the period, frequency, and wave speed of the wave?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037887824\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036750086\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037887824-solution\">3<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036895829\">What is the difference between propagation speed and the frequency of a mechanical wave? Does one or both affect wavelength? If so, how?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037179420\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036748303\"><span class=\"os-number\">4<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036750593\">Consider a stretched spring, such as a slinky. The stretched spring can support longitudinal waves and transverse waves. How can you produce transverse waves on the spring? How can you produce longitudinal waves on the spring?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036784667\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037167630\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036784667-solution\">5<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038305437\">Consider a wave produced on a stretched spring by holding one end and shaking it up and down. Does the wavelength depend on the distance you move your hand up and down?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038398497\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038016104\"><span class=\"os-number\">6<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038310342\">A sinusoidal, transverse wave is produced on a stretched spring, having a period\u00a0<em>T<\/em>. Each section of the spring moves perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave, in simple harmonic motion with an amplitude\u00a0<em>A<\/em>. Does each section oscillate with the same period as the wave or a different period? If the amplitude of the transverse wave were doubled but the period stays the same, would your answer be the same?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036830106\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036982642\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036830106-solution\">7<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037023231\">An electromagnetic wave, such as light, does not require a medium. Can you think of an example that would support this claim?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165039466319\" class=\"review-conceptual-questions\">\r\n<h4 id=\"14837_copy_2\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.2<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Mathematics of Waves<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039336729\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039336731\"><span class=\"os-number\">8<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039336733\">If you were to shake the end of a taut spring up and down 10 times a second, what would be the frequency and the period of the sinusoidal wave produced on the spring?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035735530\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039477547\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165035735530-solution\">9<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039477549\">If you shake the end of a stretched spring up and down with a frequency\u00a0<em>f<\/em>, you can produce a sinusoidal, transverse wave propagating down the spring. Does the wave number depend on the frequency you are shaking the spring?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039192038\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039192040\"><span class=\"os-number\">10<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039402577\">Does the vertical speed of a segment of a horizontal taut string through which a sinusoidal, transverse wave is propagating depend on the wave speed of the transverse wave?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039454134\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035758452\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039454134-solution\">11<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035758454\">In this section, we have considered waves that move at a constant wave speed. Does the medium accelerate?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038980537\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038980539\"><span class=\"os-number\">12<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038980541\">If you drop a pebble in a pond you may notice that several concentric ripples are produced, not just a single ripple. Why do you think that is?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165038355770\" class=\"review-conceptual-questions\">\r\n<h4 id=\"79282_copy_2\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.3<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Wave Speed on a Stretched String<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037200328\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037208675\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037200328-solution\">13<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037092873\">If the tension in a string were increased by a factor of four, by what factor would the wave speed of a wave on the string increase?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038363881\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036976324\"><span class=\"os-number\">14<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038335132\">Does a sound wave move faster in seawater or fresh water, if both the sea water and fresh water are at the same temperature and the sound wave moves near the surface?\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2995-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57482\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57483\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57484\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57485\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57486\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57487\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57488\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57489\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57490\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57491\" class=\"mi\">\u03c1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57492\" class=\"mtext\">w<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57493\" class=\"mo\">\u2248<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57494\" class=\"mn\">1000<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57495\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57496\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57497\" class=\"mtext\">kg<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57498\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57499\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57500\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57501\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57502\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57503\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57504\" class=\"mi\">\u03c1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57505\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57506\" class=\"mo\">\u2248<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57507\" class=\"mn\">1030<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57508\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57509\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57510\" class=\"mtext\">kg<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57511\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57512\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57513\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57514\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57515\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57516\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57517\" class=\"mi\">B<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57518\" class=\"mtext\">w<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57519\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57520\" class=\"mn\">2.15<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57521\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57522\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57523\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57524\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57525\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57526\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57527\" class=\"mn\">9<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57528\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57529\" class=\"mtext\">Pa<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57530\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(\u03c1w\u22481000kgm3,\u03c1s\u22481030kgm3,Bw=2.15\u00d7109Pa,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2996-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57531\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57532\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57533\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57534\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57535\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57536\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57537\" class=\"mi\">B<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57538\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57539\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57540\" class=\"mn\">2.34<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57541\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57542\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57543\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57544\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57545\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57546\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57547\" class=\"mn\">9<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57548\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57549\" class=\"mtext\">Pa<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57550\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">Bs=2.34\u00d7109Pa)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037047495\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038040808\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037047495-solution\">15<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036851824\">Guitars have strings of different linear mass density. If the lowest density string and the highest density string are under the same tension, which string would support waves with the higher wave speed?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038308633\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036893068\"><span class=\"os-number\">16<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037903963\">Shown below are three waves that were sent down a string at different times. The tension in the string remains constant. (a) Rank the waves from the smallest wavelength to the largest wavelength. (b) Rank the waves from the lowest frequency to the highest frequency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<span id=\"fs-id1165037007256\"><img id=\"94083\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/4c3ab074b370a36b8b8ff20778db171879446188\" alt=\"Figure shows three waves labeled A, B and C on the same graph. All have their equilibrium positions on the x axis. Wave A has amplitude of 4 units. It has crests at x = 1.5 and x = 7.5. Wave B has amplitude of 3 units. It has a crest at x = 2 and a trough at x = 6. Wave C has amplitude of 2 units. It has crests at x = 1 and x = 5.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038359957\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038304424\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038359957-solution\">17<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038024034\">Electrical power lines connected by two utility poles are sometimes heard to hum when driven into oscillation by the wind. The speed of the waves on the power lines depend on the tension. What provides the tension in the power lines?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038381996\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036972849\"><span class=\"os-number\">18<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038303354\">Two strings, one with a low mass density and one with a high linear density are spliced together. The higher density end is tied to a lab post and a student holds the free end of the low-mass density string. The student gives the string a flip and sends a pulse down the strings. If the tension is the same in both strings, does the pulse travel at the same wave velocity in both strings? If not, where does it travel faster, in the low density string or the high density string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165037228019\" class=\"review-conceptual-questions\">\r\n<h4 id=\"79629_copy_2\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.4<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Energy and Power of a Wave<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038369402\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037000075\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038369402-solution\">19<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037264233\">Consider a string with under tension with a constant linear mass density. A sinusoidal wave with an angular frequency and amplitude produced by some external driving force. If the frequency of the driving force is decreased to half of the original frequency, how is the time-averaged power of the wave affected? If the amplitude of the driving force is decreased by half, how is the time-averaged power affected? Explain your answer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037968749\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037202300\"><span class=\"os-number\">20<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038050998\">Circular water waves decrease in amplitude as they move away from where a rock is dropped. Explain why.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037010931\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036789240\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037010931-solution\">21<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037161086\">In a transverse wave on a string, the motion of the string is perpendicular to the motion of the wave. If this is so, how is possible to move energy along the length of the string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037123440\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036982568\"><span class=\"os-number\">22<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037982647\">The energy from the sun warms the portion of the earth facing the sun during the daylight hours. Why are the North and South Poles cold while the equator is quite warm?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036794104\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037854673\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036794104-solution\">23<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037923490\">The intensity of a spherical waves decreases as the wave moves away from the source. If the intensity of the wave at the source is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2997-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57551\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57552\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57553\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57554\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57555\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57556\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57557\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57558\" class=\"mn\">0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57559\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">I0,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0how far from the source will the intensity decrease by a factor of nine?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165039111257\" class=\"review-conceptual-questions\">\r\n<h4 id=\"17286_copy_2\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.5<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Interference of Waves<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039247989\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039082163\"><span class=\"os-number\">24<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039329166\">An incident sinusoidal wave is sent along a string that is fixed to the wall with a wave speed of\u00a0<em>v<\/em>. The wave reflects off the end of the string. Describe the reflected wave.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039065964\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035668981\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039065964-solution\">25<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039120230\">A string of a length of 2.00 m with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2998-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57560\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57561\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57562\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57563\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57564\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57565\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57566\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57567\" class=\"mn\">0.006<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57568\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57569\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.006kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is attached to the end of a 2.00-m-long string with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2999-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57570\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57571\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57572\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57573\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57574\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57575\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57576\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57577\" class=\"mn\">0.012<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57578\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57579\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57580\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.012kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The free end of the higher-density string is fixed to the wall, and a student holds the free end of the low-density string, keeping the tension constant in both strings. The student sends a pulse down the string. Describe what happens at the interface between the two strings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039028481\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039124152\"><span class=\"os-number\">26<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035705153\">A long, tight spring is held by two students, one student holding each end. Each student gives the end a flip sending one wavelength of a sinusoidal wave down the spring in opposite directions. When the waves meet in the middle, what does the wave look like?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038968973\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039112557\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038968973-solution\">27<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039082745\">Many of the topics discussed in this chapter are useful beyond the topics of mechanical waves. It is hard to conceive of a mechanical wave with sharp corners, but you could encounter such a wave form in your digital electronics class, as shown below. This could be a signal from a device known as an analog to digital converter, in which a continuous voltage signal is converted into a discrete signal or a digital recording of sound. What is the result of the superposition of the two signals?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<span id=\"fs-id1165039461839\"><img id=\"77240\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/fe902175f955664677421ef0661609ce4a480cda\" alt=\"Figure a shows the graph of a red wave with sharp corners. The y value is 0 at x=0. At x=3, the y value rises to 2 and stays constant till x=5. Here, it rises to 3 and stays constant till x=8. Here, it dips down to -2 and stays constant till x=9. Here it rises to 0 and stays constant. Figure b shows the graph of a blue wave with sharp corners. The y value is 0 at x=0. At x=3, the y value rises to 2 and stays constant till x=7. Here it dips to -1 and stays constant till x=9. Here it rises to 0 and stays constant.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039046669\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039296689\"><span class=\"os-number\">28<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035700930\">A string of a constant linear mass density is held taut by two students, each holding one end. The tension in the string is constant. The students each send waves down the string by wiggling the string. (a) Is it possible for the waves to have different wave speeds? (b) Is it possible for the waves to have different frequencies? (c) Is it possible for the waves to have different wavelengths?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165037225296\" class=\"review-conceptual-questions\">\r\n<h4 id=\"73246_copy_2\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.6<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Standing Waves and Resonance<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036846518\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038357030\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036846518-solution\">29<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037230223\">A truck manufacturer finds that a strut in the engine is failing prematurely. A sound engineer determines that the strut resonates at the frequency of the engine and suspects that this could be the problem. What are two possible characteristics of the strut can be modified to correct the problem?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037182974\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036850360\"><span class=\"os-number\">30<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037269924\">Why do roofs of gymnasiums and churches seem to fail more than family homes when an earthquake occurs?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038043490\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037064783\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038043490-solution\">31<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036899037\">Wine glasses can be set into resonance by moistening your finger and rubbing it around the rim of the glass. Why?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037215795\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036761250\"><span class=\"os-number\">32<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038220074\">Air conditioning units are sometimes placed on the roof of homes in the city. Occasionally, the air conditioners cause an undesirable hum throughout the upper floors of the homes. Why does this happen? What can be done to reduce the hum?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036967502\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037169157\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036967502-solution\">33<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037233270\">Consider a standing wave modeled as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3000-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57581\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57582\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57583\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57584\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57585\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57586\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57587\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57588\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57589\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57590\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57591\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57592\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57593\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57594\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57595\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57596\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57597\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57598\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57599\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57600\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57601\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57602\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57603\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57604\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57605\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57606\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57607\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57608\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57609\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57610\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57611\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57612\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57613\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57614\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57615\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57616\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57617\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57618\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57619\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57620\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57621\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57622\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57623\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57624\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57625\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=4.00cmsin(3m\u22121x)cos(4s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Is there a node or an antinode at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3001-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57626\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57627\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57628\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57629\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57630\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57631\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57632\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57633\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57634\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57635\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57636\" class=\"mo\">?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.00m?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What about a standing wave modeled as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3002-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57637\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57638\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57639\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57640\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57641\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57642\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57643\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57644\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57645\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57646\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57647\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57648\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57649\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57650\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57651\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57652\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57653\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57654\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57655\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57656\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57657\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57658\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57659\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57660\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57661\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57662\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57663\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57664\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57665\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57666\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57667\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57668\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57669\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57670\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57671\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57672\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57673\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57674\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57675\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57676\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57677\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57678\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57679\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57680\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57681\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57682\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57683\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57684\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57685\" class=\"mo\">?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=4.00cmsin(3m\u22121x+\u03c02)cos(4s\u22121t)?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Is there a node or an antinode at the\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3003-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57686\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57687\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57688\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57689\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57690\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57691\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57692\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57693\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57694\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57695\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.00m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0position?<span style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-review-problems-container\">\r\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"media-body\">\r\n<div id=\"content\">\r\n<div class=\"os-eoc os-chapter-review-container\">\r\n<div class=\"os-review-problems-container\">\r\n<h3><span class=\"os-text\">Problems<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"os-review-problems\">\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165037977280\" class=\"review-problems\">\r\n<h4 id=\"58005_copy_3\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.1<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Traveling Waves<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036779780\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038028003\"><span class=\"os-number\">34<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038020972\">Storms in the South Pacific can create waves that travel all the way to the California coast, 12,000 km away. How long does it take them to travel this distance if they travel at 15.0 m\/s?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038022101\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037085025\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038022101-solution\">35<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037222560\">Waves on a swimming pool propagate at 0.75 m\/s. You splash the water at one end of the pool and observe the wave go to the opposite end, reflect, and return in 30.00 s. How far away is the other end of the pool?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id11650368518240\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038021043\"><span class=\"os-number\">36<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038292506\">Wind gusts create ripples on the ocean that have a wavelength of 5.00 cm and propagate at 2.00 m\/s. What is their frequency?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038164771\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038187210\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038164771-solution\">37<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038017838\">How many times a minute does a boat bob up and down on ocean waves that have a wavelength of 40.0 m and a propagation speed of 5.00 m\/s?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037078744\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id11650369763240\"><span class=\"os-number\">38<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038218353\">Scouts at a camp shake the rope bridge they have just crossed and observe the wave crests to be 8.00 m apart. If they shake the bridge twice per second, what is the propagation speed of the waves?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037166299\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037843649\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037166299-solution\">39<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036751412\">What is the wavelength of the waves you create in a swimming pool if you splash your hand at a rate of 2.00 Hz and the waves propagate at a wave speed of 0.800 m\/s?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036900347\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038026096\"><span class=\"os-number\">40<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038343783\">What is the wavelength of an earthquake that shakes you with a frequency of 10.0 Hz and gets to another city 84.0 km away in 12.0 s?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037987064\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038022158\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037987064-solution\">41<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037981655\">Radio waves transmitted through empty space at the speed of light\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3004-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57696\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57697\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57698\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57699\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57700\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57701\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57702\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57703\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57704\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57705\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57706\" class=\"mi\">c<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57707\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57708\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57709\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57710\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57711\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57712\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57713\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57714\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57715\" class=\"mn\">8<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57716\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57717\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57718\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(v=c=3.00\u00d7108m\/s)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0by the\u00a0<em>Voyager<\/em>spacecraft have a wavelength of 0.120 m. What is their frequency?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038172780\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038204044\"><span class=\"os-number\">42<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036846606\">Your ear is capable of differentiating sounds that arrive at each ear just 0.34 ms apart, which is useful in determining where low frequency sound is originating from. (a) Suppose a low-frequency sound source is placed to the right of a person, whose ears are approximately 18 cm apart, and the speed of sound generated is 340 m\/s. How long is the interval between when the sound arrives at the right ear and the sound arrives at the left ear? (b) Assume the same person was scuba diving and a low-frequency sound source was to the right of the scuba diver. How long is the interval between when the sound arrives at the right ear and the sound arrives at the left ear, if the speed of sound in water is 1500 m\/s? (c) What is significant about the time interval of the two situations?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037063876\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038036832\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037063876-solution\">43<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037058629\">(a) Seismographs measure the arrival times of earthquakes with a precision of 0.100 s. To get the distance to the epicenter of the quake, geologists compare the arrival times of S- and P-waves, which travel at different speeds. If S- and P-waves travel at 4.00 and 7.20 km\/s, respectively, in the region considered, how precisely can the distance to the source of the earthquake be determined? (b) Seismic waves from underground detonations of nuclear bombs can be used to locate the test site and detect violations of test bans. Discuss whether your answer to (a) implies a serious limit to such detection. (Note also that the uncertainty is greater if there is an uncertainty in the propagation speeds of the S- and P-waves.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038248254\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036794759\"><span class=\"os-number\">44<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038283122\">A Girl Scout is taking a 10.00-km hike to earn a merit badge. While on the hike, she sees a cliff some distance away. She wishes to estimate the time required to walk to the cliff. She knows that the speed of sound is approximately 343 meters per second. She yells and finds that the echo returns after approximately 2.00 seconds. If she can hike 1.00 km in 10 minutes, how long would it take her to reach the cliff?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037155283\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037901026\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037155283-solution\">45<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038249425\">A quality assurance engineer at a frying pan company is asked to qualify a new line of nonstick-coated frying pans. The coating needs to be 1.00 mm thick. One method to test the thickness is for the engineer to pick a percentage of the pans manufactured, strip off the coating, and measure the thickness using a micrometer. This method is a destructive testing method. Instead, the engineer decides that every frying pan will be tested using a nondestructive method. An ultrasonic transducer is used that produces sound waves with a frequency of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3005-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57719\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57720\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57721\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57722\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57723\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57724\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57725\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57726\" class=\"mn\">25<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57727\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57728\" class=\"mtext\">kHz<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57729\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">f=25kHz.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The sound waves are sent through the coating and are reflected by the interface between the coating and the metal pan, and the time is recorded. The wavelength of the ultrasonic waves in the coating is 0.076 m. What should be the time recorded if the coating is the correct thickness (1.00 mm)?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165039110937\" class=\"review-problems\">\r\n<h4 id=\"14837_copy_3\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.2<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Mathematics of Waves<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035616837\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035616839\"><span class=\"os-number\">46<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038995379\">A pulse can be described as a single wave disturbance that moves through a medium. Consider a pulse that is defined at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3006-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57730\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57731\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57732\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57733\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57734\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57735\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57736\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57737\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57738\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57739\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0by the equation\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3007-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57740\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57741\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57742\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57743\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57744\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57745\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57746\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57747\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57748\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57749\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57750\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57751\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57752\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57753\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57754\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57755\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57756\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57757\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57758\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57759\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57760\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57761\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57762\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57763\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57764\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57765\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57766\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57767\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x)=6.00m3x2+2.00m2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0centered around\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3008-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57768\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57769\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57770\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57771\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57772\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57773\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57774\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57775\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57776\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57777\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57778\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.00m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The pulse moves with a velocity of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3009-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57779\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57780\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57781\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57782\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57783\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57784\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57785\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57786\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57787\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57788\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=3.00m\/s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction. (a) What is the amplitude of the pulse? (b) What is the equation of the pulse as a function of position and time? (c) Where is the pulse centered at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3010-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57789\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57790\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57791\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57792\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57793\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57794\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57795\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57796\" class=\"mn\">5.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57797\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57798\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=5.00s<\/span><\/span>?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039384356\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039384358\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039384356-solution\">47<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039384360\">A transverse wave on a string is modeled with the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3011-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57799\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57800\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57801\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57802\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57803\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57804\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57805\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57806\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57807\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57808\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57809\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57810\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57811\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57812\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57813\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57814\" class=\"mn\">0.20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57815\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57816\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57817\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57818\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57819\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57820\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57821\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57822\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57823\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57824\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57825\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57826\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57827\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57828\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57829\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57830\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57831\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57832\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57833\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57834\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57835\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57836\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57837\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57838\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57839\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57840\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57841\" class=\"mn\">16<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57842\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57843\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=(0.20cm)sin(2.00m\u22121x\u22123.00s\u22121t+\u03c016).<\/span><\/span>What is the height of the string with respect to the equilibrium position at a position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3012-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57844\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57845\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57846\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57847\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57848\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57849\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57850\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57851\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57852\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57853\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=4.00m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3013-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57854\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57855\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57856\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57857\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57858\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57859\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57860\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57861\" class=\"mn\">10.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57862\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57863\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57864\" class=\"mo\">?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=10.00s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039433348\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039433350\"><span class=\"os-number\">48<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039433352\">Consider the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3014-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57865\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57866\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57867\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57868\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57869\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57870\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57871\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57872\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57873\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57874\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57875\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57876\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57877\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57878\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57879\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57880\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57881\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57882\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57883\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57884\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57885\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57886\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57887\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57888\" class=\"mn\">0.4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57889\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57890\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57891\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57892\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57893\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57894\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57895\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57896\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57897\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57898\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57899\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57900\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57901\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57902\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57903\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57904\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57905\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57906\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57907\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57908\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57909\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=(3.00cm)sin(0.4m\u22121x+2.00s\u22121t+\u03c010).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the period, wavelength, speed, and initial phase shift of the wave modeled by the wave function?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039276643\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039276645\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039276643-solution\">49<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039276648\">A pulse is defined as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3015-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57910\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57911\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57912\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57913\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57914\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57915\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57916\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57917\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57918\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57919\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57920\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57921\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57922\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57923\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57924\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57925\" class=\"mi\">e<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57926\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57927\" class=\"mn\">\u22122.77<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57928\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57929\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57930\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57931\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57932\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57933\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57934\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57935\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57936\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57937\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57938\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57939\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57940\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57941\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57942\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57943\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57944\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57945\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57946\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57947\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57948\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57949\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57950\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57951\" class=\"mn\">5.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57952\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57953\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57954\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57955\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57956\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=e\u22122.77(2.00(x\u22122.00m\/s(t))5.00m)2.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Use a spreadsheet, or other computer program, to plot the pulse as the height of medium\u00a0<em>y<\/em>\u00a0as a function of position\u00a0<em>x<\/em>. Plot the pulse at times\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3016-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57957\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57958\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57959\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57960\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57961\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57962\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57963\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57964\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57965\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57966\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3017-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57967\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57968\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57969\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57970\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57971\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57972\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57973\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57974\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57975\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57976\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=3.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on the same graph. Where is the pulse centered at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3018-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57977\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57978\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57979\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57980\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57981\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57982\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57983\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57984\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57985\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57986\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=3.00s<\/span><\/span>? Use your spreadsheet to check your answer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039000657\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039000660\"><span class=\"os-number\">50<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039305828\">A wave is modeled at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3019-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57987\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57988\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57989\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57990\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57991\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57992\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57993\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57994\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57995\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57996\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0with a wave function that depends on position. The equation is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3020-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57997\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57998\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57999\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58000\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58001\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58002\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58003\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58004\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58005\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58006\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58007\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58008\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58009\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58010\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58011\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58012\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58013\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58014\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58015\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58016\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58017\" class=\"mn\">6.28<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58018\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58019\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58020\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58021\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58022\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58023\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58024\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x)=(0.30m)sin(6.28m\u22121x)<\/span><\/span>. The wave travels a distance of 4.00 meters in 0.50 s in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction. Write an equation for the wave as a function of position and time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039421278\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039421280\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039421278-solution\">51<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039421282\">A wave is modeled with the function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3021-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58025\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58026\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58027\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58028\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58029\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58030\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58031\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58032\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58033\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58034\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58035\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58036\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58037\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58038\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58039\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58040\" class=\"mn\">0.25<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58041\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58042\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58043\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58044\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58045\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58046\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58047\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58048\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58049\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58050\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58051\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58052\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58053\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58054\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58055\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58056\" class=\"mn\">0.90<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58057\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58058\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58059\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58060\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58061\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58062\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58063\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58064\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58065\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58066\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58067\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58068\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=(0.25m)cos(0.30m\u22121x\u22120.90s\u22121t+\u03c03).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Find the (a) amplitude, (b) wave number, (c) angular frequency, (d) wave speed, (e) phase shift, (f) wavelength, and (g) period of the wave.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039242809\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039242811\"><span class=\"os-number\">52<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039242813\">A surface ocean wave has an amplitude of 0.60 m and the distance from trough to trough is 8.00 m. It moves at a constant wave speed of 1.50 m\/s propagating in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction. At\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3022-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58069\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58070\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58071\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58072\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58073\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58074\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58075\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58076\" class=\"mn\">0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58077\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the water displacement at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3023-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58078\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58079\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58080\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58081\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58082\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58083\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58084\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58085\" class=\"mn\">0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is zero, and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3024-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58086\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58087\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58088\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58089\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58090\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58091\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58092\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58093\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vy<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is positive. (a) Assuming the wave can be modeled as a sine wave, write a wave function to model the wave. (b) Use a spreadsheet to plot the wave function at times\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3025-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58094\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58095\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58096\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58097\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58098\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58099\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58100\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58101\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58102\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58103\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3026-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58104\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58105\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58106\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58107\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58108\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58109\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58110\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58111\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58112\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58113\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=2.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on the same graph. Verify that the wave moves 3.00 m in those 2.00 s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035726297\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035726299\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165035726297-solution\">53<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035726301\">A wave is modeled by the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3027-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58114\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58115\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58116\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58117\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58118\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58119\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58120\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58121\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58122\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58123\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58124\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58125\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58126\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58127\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58128\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58129\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58130\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58131\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58132\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58133\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58134\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58135\" class=\"mo\">[<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58136\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58137\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58138\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58139\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58140\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58141\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58142\" class=\"mn\">4.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58143\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58144\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58145\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58146\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58147\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58148\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58149\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58150\" class=\"mn\">18.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58151\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58152\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58153\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58154\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58155\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58156\" class=\"mo\">]<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58157\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=(0.30m)sin[2\u03c04.50m(x\u221218.00mst)].<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the amplitude, wavelength, wave speed, period, and frequency of the wave?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035655419\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035655421\"><span class=\"os-number\">54<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039100248\">A transverse wave on a string is described with the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3028-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58158\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58159\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58160\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58161\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58162\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58163\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58164\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58165\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58166\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58167\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58168\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58169\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58170\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58171\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58172\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58173\" class=\"mn\">0.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58174\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58175\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58176\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58177\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58178\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58179\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58180\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58181\" class=\"mn\">1.57<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58182\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58183\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58184\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58185\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58186\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58187\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58188\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58189\" class=\"mn\">6.28<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58190\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58191\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58192\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58193\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58194\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58195\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58196\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=(0.50cm)sin(1.57m\u22121x\u22126.28s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>. (a) What is the wave velocity of the wave? (b) What is the magnitude of the maximum velocity of the string perpendicular to the direction of the motion?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035651437\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035651439\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165035651437-solution\">55<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035651441\">A swimmer in the ocean observes one day that the ocean surface waves are periodic and resemble a sine wave. The swimmer estimates that the vertical distance between the crest and the trough of each wave is approximately 0.45 m, and the distance between each crest is approximately 1.8 m. The swimmer counts that 12 waves pass every two minutes. Determine the simple harmonic wave function that would describes these waves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039414799\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039414801\"><span class=\"os-number\">56<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039414803\">Consider a wave described by the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3029-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58197\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58198\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58199\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58200\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58201\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58202\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58203\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58204\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58205\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58206\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58207\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58208\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58209\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58210\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58211\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58212\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58213\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58214\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58215\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58216\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58217\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58218\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58219\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58220\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58221\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58222\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58223\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58224\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58225\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58226\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58227\" class=\"mn\">628.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58228\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58229\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58230\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58231\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58232\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58233\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58234\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58235\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.3msin(2.00m\u22121x\u2212628.00s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a) How many crests pass by an observer at a fixed location in 2.00 minutes? (b) How far has the wave traveled in that time?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039464692\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039464694\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039464692-solution\">57<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039464696\">Consider two waves defined by the wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3030-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58236\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58237\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58238\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58239\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58240\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58241\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58242\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58243\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58244\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58245\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58246\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58247\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58248\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58249\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58250\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58251\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58252\" class=\"mn\">0.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58253\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58254\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58255\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58256\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58257\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58258\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58259\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58260\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58261\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58262\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58263\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58264\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58265\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58266\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58267\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58268\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58269\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58270\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58271\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58272\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58273\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58274\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58275\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58276\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58277\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58278\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58279\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=0.50msin(2\u03c03.00mx+2\u03c04.00st)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3031-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58280\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58281\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58282\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58283\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58284\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58285\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58286\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58287\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58288\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58289\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58290\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58291\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58292\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58293\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58294\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58295\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58296\" class=\"mn\">0.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58297\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58298\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58299\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58300\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58301\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58302\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58303\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58304\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58305\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58306\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58307\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58308\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58309\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58310\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58311\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58312\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58313\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58314\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58315\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58316\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58317\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58318\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58319\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58320\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58321\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58322\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58323\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58324\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=0.50msin(2\u03c06.00mx\u22122\u03c04.00st).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the similarities and differences between the two waves?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039385725\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039385727\"><span class=\"os-number\">58<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039385730\">Consider two waves defined by the wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3032-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58325\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58326\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58327\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58328\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58329\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58330\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58331\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58332\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58333\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58334\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58335\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58336\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58337\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58338\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58339\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58340\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58341\" class=\"mn\">0.20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58342\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58343\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58344\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58345\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58346\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58347\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58348\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58349\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58350\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58351\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58352\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58353\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58354\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58355\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58356\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58357\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58358\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58359\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58360\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58361\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58362\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58363\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58364\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58365\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58366\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58367\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58368\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=0.20msin(2\u03c06.00mx\u22122\u03c04.00st)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3033-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58369\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58370\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58371\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58372\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58373\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58374\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58375\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58376\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58377\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58378\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58379\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58380\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58381\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58382\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58383\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58384\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58385\" class=\"mn\">0.20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58386\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58387\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58388\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58389\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58390\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58391\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58392\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58393\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58394\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58395\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58396\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58397\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58398\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58399\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58400\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58401\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58402\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58403\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58404\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58405\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58406\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58407\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58408\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58409\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58410\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58411\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58412\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58413\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=0.20mcos(2\u03c06.00mx\u22122\u03c04.00st).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the similarities and differences between the two waves?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039302243\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039316844\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039302243-solution\">59<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039316846\">The speed of a transverse wave on a string is 300.00 m\/s, its wavelength is 0.50 m, and the amplitude is 20.00 cm. How much time is required for a particle on the string to move through a distance of 5.00 km?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165038051297\" class=\"review-problems\">\r\n<h4 id=\"79282_copy_3\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.3<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Wave Speed on a Stretched String<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038042319\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037170312\"><span class=\"os-number\">60<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036785074\">Transverse waves are sent along a 5.00-m-long string with a speed of 30.00 m\/s. The string is under a tension of 10.00 N. What is the mass of the string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038340395\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038052094\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038340395-solution\">61<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037078750\">A copper wire has a density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3034-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58414\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58415\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58416\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58417\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58418\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58419\" class=\"mi\">\u03c1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58420\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58421\" class=\"mn\">8920<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58422\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58423\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58424\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58425\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58426\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58427\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03c1=8920kg\/m3,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0a radius of 1.20 mm, and a length\u00a0<em>L<\/em>. The wire is held under a tension of 10.00 N. Transverse waves are sent down the wire. (a) What is the linear mass density of the wire? (b) What is the speed of the waves through the wire?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id11650379826470\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037924764\"><span class=\"os-number\">62<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037954784\">A piano wire has a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3035-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58428\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58429\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58430\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58431\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58432\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58433\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58434\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58435\" class=\"mn\">4.95<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58436\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58437\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58438\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58439\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58440\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58441\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58442\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58443\" class=\"mn\">\u22123<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58444\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58445\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58446\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=4.95\u00d710\u22123kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Under what tension must the string be kept to produce waves with a wave speed of 500.00 m\/s?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036850783\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037159822\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036850783-solution\">63<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038003627\">A string with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3036-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58447\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58448\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58449\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58450\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58451\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58452\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58453\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58454\" class=\"mn\">0.0060<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58455\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58456\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.0060kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is tied to the ceiling. A 20-kg mass is tied to the free end of the string. The string is plucked, sending a pulse down the string. Estimate the speed of the pulse as it moves down the string.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037882706\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036750131\"><span class=\"os-number\">64<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037857365\">A cord has a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3037-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58457\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58458\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58459\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58460\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58461\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58462\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58463\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58464\" class=\"mn\">0.0075<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58465\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58466\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.0075kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a length of three meters. The cord is plucked and it takes 0.20 s for the pulse to reach the end of the string. What is the tension of the string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id11650380368320\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037165216\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038036832-solution\">65<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037047853\">A string is 3.00 m long with a mass of 5.00 g. The string is held taut with a tension of 500.00 N applied to the string. A pulse is sent down the string. How long does it take the pulse to travel the 3.00 m of the string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037885509\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037901027\"><span class=\"os-number\">66<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037170145\">Two strings are attached to poles, however the first string is twice as long as the second. If both strings have the same tension and mu, what is the ratio of the speed of the pulse of the wave from the first string to the second string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038046577\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038202236\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038046577-solution\">67<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037986015\">Two strings are attached to poles, however the first string is twice the linear mass density mu of the second. If both strings have the same tension, what is the ratio of the speed of the pulse of the wave from the first string to the second string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037012980\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037027209\"><span class=\"os-number\">68<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037185497\">Transverse waves travel through a string where the tension equals 7.00 N with a speed of 20.00 m\/s. What tension would be required for a wave speed of 25.00 m\/s?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037261233\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037261308\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037261233-solution\">69<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037261332\">Two strings are attached between two poles separated by a distance of 2.00 m as shown below, both under the same tension of 600.00 N. String 1 has a linear density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3038-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58467\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58468\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58469\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58470\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58471\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58472\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58473\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58474\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58475\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58476\" class=\"mn\">0.0025<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58477\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58478\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc1=0.0025kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and string 2 has a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3039-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58479\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58480\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58481\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58482\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58483\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58484\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58485\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58486\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58487\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58488\" class=\"mn\">0.0035<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58489\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58490\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58491\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc2=0.0035kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Transverse wave pulses are generated simultaneously at opposite ends of the strings. How much time passes before the pulses pass one another?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<span id=\"fs-id1165036986139\"><img id=\"19998\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/ef7f6a5a6d6e17e5d9e331e162313d11bc47c04c\" alt=\"Figure shows two strings attached between two poles. A wave propagates from left to right in the top string with velocity v subscript w1. A wave propagates from right to left in the bottom string with velocity v subscript w2.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036762981\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037201354\"><span class=\"os-number\">70<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038017221\">Two strings are attached between two poles separated by a distance of 2.00 meters as shown in the preceding figure, both strings have a linear density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3040-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58492\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58493\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58494\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58495\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58496\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58497\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58498\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58499\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58500\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58501\" class=\"mn\">0.0025<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58502\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58503\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58504\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc1=0.0025kg\/m,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the tension in string 1 is 600.00 N and the tension in string 2 is 700.00 N. Transverse wave pulses are generated simultaneously at opposite ends of the strings. How much time passes before the pulses pass one another?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037222053\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037170617\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037222053-solution\">71<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037226860\">The note\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3041-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58505\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58506\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58507\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58508\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58509\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58510\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58511\" class=\"mi\">E<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58512\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">E4<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is played on a piano and has a frequency of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3042-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58513\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58514\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58515\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58516\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58517\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58518\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58519\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58520\" class=\"mn\">393.88<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58521\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">f=393.88.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0If the linear mass density of this string of the piano is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3043-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58522\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58523\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58524\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58525\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58526\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58527\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58528\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58529\" class=\"mn\">0.012<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58530\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58531\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.012kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the string is under a tension of 1000.00 N, what is the speed of the wave on the string and the wavelength of the wave?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037000082\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037178568\"><span class=\"os-number\">72<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037161681\">Two transverse waves travel through a taut string. The speed of each wave is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3044-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58532\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58533\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58534\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58535\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58536\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58537\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58538\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58539\" class=\"mn\">30.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58540\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58541\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58542\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=30.00m\/s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0A plot of the vertical position as a function of the horizontal position is shown below for the time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3045-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58543\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58544\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58545\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58546\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58547\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58548\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58549\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58550\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58551\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58552\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58553\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a) What is the wavelength of each wave? (b) What is the frequency of each wave? (c) What is the maximum vertical speed of each string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<span id=\"fs-id1165037092975\"><img id=\"80347\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/59d15fb286e55b6c0ed46e742d7476742454a78c\" alt=\"Two transverse waves are shown on a graph. The first one is labeled y1 parentheses x, t. Its y value varies from -3 m to 3 m. It has crests at x equal to 5 m and 15 m. The second wave is labeled y2 parentheses x, t. Its y value varies from -2 to 2. It has crests at x equal to 3 m, 9 m and 15 m.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037227068\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037045421\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037227068-solution\">73<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036984974\">A sinusoidal wave travels down a taut, horizontal string with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3046-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58554\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58555\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58556\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58557\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58558\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58559\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58560\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58561\" class=\"mn\">0.060<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58562\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58563\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.060kg\/m<\/span><\/span>. The maximum vertical speed of the wave is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3047-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58564\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58565\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58566\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58567\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58568\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58569\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58570\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58571\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58572\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58573\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58574\" class=\"mtext\">max<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58575\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58576\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58577\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58578\" class=\"mtext\">cm\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58579\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vymax=0.30cm\/s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The wave is modeled with the wave equation\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3048-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58580\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58581\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58582\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58583\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58584\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58585\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58586\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58587\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58588\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58589\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58590\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58591\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58592\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58593\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58594\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58595\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58596\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58597\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58598\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58599\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58600\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58601\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58602\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58603\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58604\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58605\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58606\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58607\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58608\" class=\"mn\">24.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58609\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58610\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58611\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58612\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58613\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58614\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58615\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58616\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=Asin(6.00m\u22121x\u221224.00s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a) What is the amplitude of the wave? (b) What is the tension in the string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036826746\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037075914\"><span class=\"os-number\">74<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037048435\">The speed of a transverse wave on a string is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3049-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58617\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58618\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58619\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58620\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58621\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58622\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58623\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58624\" class=\"mn\">60.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58625\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58626\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=60.00m\/s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the tension in the string is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3050-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58627\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58628\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58629\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58630\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58631\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58632\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58633\" class=\"mi\">F<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58634\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58635\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58636\" class=\"mn\">100.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58637\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58638\" class=\"mtext\">N<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">FT=100.00N<\/span><\/span>. What must the tension be to increase the speed of the wave to\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3051-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58639\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58640\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58641\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58642\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58643\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58644\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58645\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58646\" class=\"mn\">120.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58647\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58648\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=120.00m\/s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165038036831\" class=\"review-problems\">\r\n<h4 id=\"79629_copy_3\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.4<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Energy and Power of a Wave<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038238585\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038237595\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038238585-solution\">75<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037177935\">A string of length 5 m and a mass of 90 g is held under a tension of 100 N. A wave travels down the string that is modeled as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3052-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58649\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58650\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58651\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58652\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58653\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58654\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58655\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58656\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58657\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58658\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58659\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58660\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58661\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58662\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58663\" class=\"mn\">0.01<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58664\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58665\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58666\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58667\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58668\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58669\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58670\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58671\" class=\"mn\">0.40<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58672\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58673\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58674\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58675\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58676\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58677\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58678\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58679\" class=\"mn\">1170.12<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58680\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58681\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58682\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58683\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58684\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58685\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58686\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.01msin(0.40m\u22121x\u22121170.12s\u22121).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the power over one wavelength?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036974176\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037061802\"><span class=\"os-number\">76<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id11650378827060\">Ultrasound of intensity\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3053-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58687\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58688\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58689\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58690\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58691\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58692\" class=\"mn\">1.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58693\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58694\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58695\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58696\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58697\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58698\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58699\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58700\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58701\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58702\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58703\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58704\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">1.50\u00d7102W\/m2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is produced by the rectangular head of a medical imaging device measuring 3.00 cm by 5.00 cm. What is its power output?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037183568\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037171895\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037183568-solution\">77<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037145633\">The low-frequency speaker of a stereo set has a surface area of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3054-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58705\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58706\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58707\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58708\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58709\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58710\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58711\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58712\" class=\"mn\">0.05<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58713\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58714\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58715\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58716\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58717\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">A=0.05m2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and produces 1 W of acoustical power. (a) What is the intensity at the speaker? (b) If the speaker projects sound uniformly in all directions, at what distance from the speaker is the intensity\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3055-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58718\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58719\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58720\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58721\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58722\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58723\" class=\"mn\">0.1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58724\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58725\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58726\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58727\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58728\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">0.1W\/m2<\/span><\/span>?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038008026\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037077338\"><span class=\"os-number\">78<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036851744\">To increase the intensity of a wave by a factor of 50, by what factor should the amplitude be increased?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038354587\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037011314\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038354587-solution\">79<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037184458\">A device called an insolation meter is used to measure the intensity of sunlight. It has an area of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3056-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58729\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58730\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58731\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58732\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58733\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58734\" class=\"mn\">100<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58735\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58736\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58737\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58738\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58739\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">100cm2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and registers 6.50 W. What is the intensity in\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3057-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58740\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58741\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58742\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58743\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58744\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58745\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58746\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58747\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58748\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">W\/m2<\/span><\/span>?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038292373\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037065476\"><span class=\"os-number\">80<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037013057\">Energy from the Sun arrives at the top of Earth\u2019s atmosphere with an intensity of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3058-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58749\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58750\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58751\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58752\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58753\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58754\" class=\"mn\">1400<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58755\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58756\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58757\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58758\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58759\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">1400W\/m2<\/span><\/span>. How long does it take for\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3059-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58760\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58761\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58762\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58763\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58764\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58765\" class=\"mn\">1.80<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58766\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58767\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58768\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58769\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58770\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58771\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58772\" class=\"mn\">9<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58773\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58774\" class=\"mtext\">J<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">1.80\u00d7109J<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to arrive on an area of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3060-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58775\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58776\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58777\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58778\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58779\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58780\" class=\"mn\">1.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58781\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58782\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58783\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58784\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">1.00m2<\/span><\/span>?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036749527\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036972816\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036749527-solution\">81<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038396439\">Suppose you have a device that extracts energy from ocean breakers in direct proportion to their intensity. If the device produces 10.0 kW of power on a day when the breakers are 1.20 m high, how much will it produce when they are 0.600 m high?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036854230\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036854232\"><span class=\"os-number\">82<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037199794\">A photovoltaic array of (solar cells) is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3061-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58785\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58786\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58787\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58788\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58789\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58790\" class=\"mn\">10.0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58791\" class=\"mtext\">%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">10.0%<\/span><\/span>\u00a0efficient in gathering solar energy and converting it to electricity. If the average intensity of sunlight on one day is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3062-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58792\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58793\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58794\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58795\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58796\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58797\" class=\"mn\">70.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58798\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58799\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58800\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58801\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58802\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">70.00W\/m2<\/span><\/span>, what area should your array have to gather energy at the rate of 100 W? (b) What is the maximum cost of the array if it must pay for itself in two years of operation averaging 10.0 hours per day? Assume that it earns money at the rate of 9.00 cents per kilowatt-hour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038293011\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037058504\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038293011-solution\">83<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037206480\">A microphone receiving a pure sound tone feeds an oscilloscope, producing a wave on its screen. If the sound intensity is originally\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3063-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58803\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58804\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58805\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58806\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58807\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58808\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58809\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58810\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58811\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58812\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58813\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58814\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58815\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58816\" class=\"mn\">\u22125<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58817\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58818\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58819\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58820\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58821\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">2.00\u00d710\u22125W\/m2<\/span><\/span>, but is turned up until the amplitude increases by\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3064-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58822\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58823\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58824\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58825\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58826\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58827\" class=\"mn\">30.0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58828\" class=\"mtext\">%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">30.0%<\/span><\/span>, what is the new intensity?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037260634\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036896214\"><span class=\"os-number\">84<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036896217\">A string with a mass of 0.30 kg has a length of 4.00 m. If the tension in the string is 50.00 N, and a sinusoidal wave with an amplitude of 2.00 cm is induced on the string, what must the frequency be for an average power of 100.00 W?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036994734\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037071574\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036994734-solution\">85<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037071576\">The power versus time for a point on a string\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3065-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58829\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58830\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58831\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58832\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58833\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58834\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58835\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58836\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58837\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58838\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58839\" class=\"mn\">0.05<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58840\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58841\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58842\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(\u03bc=0.05kg\/m)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in which a sinusoidal traveling wave is induced is shown in the preceding figure. The wave is modeled with the wave equation\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3066-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58843\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58844\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58845\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58846\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58847\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58848\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58849\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58850\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58851\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58852\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58853\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58854\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58855\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58856\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58857\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58858\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58859\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58860\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58861\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58862\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58863\" class=\"mn\">20.93<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58864\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58865\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58866\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58867\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58868\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58869\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58870\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58871\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58872\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58873\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=Asin(20.93m\u22121x\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>. What is the frequency and amplitude of the wave?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037228097\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037228099\"><span class=\"os-number\">86<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037228101\">A string is under tension\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3067-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58874\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58875\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58876\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58877\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58878\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58879\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58880\" class=\"mi\">F<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58881\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58882\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58883\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">FT1<\/span><\/span>. Energy is transmitted by a wave on the string at rate\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3068-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58884\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58885\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58886\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58887\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58888\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58889\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58890\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58891\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">P1<\/span><\/span>\u00a0by a wave of frequency\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3069-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58892\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58893\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58894\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58895\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58896\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58897\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58898\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58899\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">f1<\/span><\/span>. What is the ratio of the new energy transmission rate\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3070-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58900\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58901\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58902\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58903\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58904\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58905\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58906\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58907\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">P2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3071-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58908\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58909\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58910\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58911\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58912\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58913\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58914\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58915\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">P1<\/span><\/span>\u00a0if the tension is doubled?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037182431\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037165949\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037182431-solution\">87<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037165951\">A 250-Hz tuning fork is struck and the intensity at the source is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3072-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58916\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58917\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58918\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58919\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58920\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58921\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58922\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58923\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">I1<\/span><\/span>\u00a0at a distance of one meter from the source. (a) What is the intensity at a distance of 4.00 m from the source? (b) How far from the tuning fork is the intensity a tenth of the intensity at the source?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038173792\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037073065\"><span class=\"os-number\">88<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037073067\">A sound speaker is rated at a voltage of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3073-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58924\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58925\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58926\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58927\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58928\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58929\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58930\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58931\" class=\"mn\">120.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58932\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58933\" class=\"mtext\">V<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">P=120.00V<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a current of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3074-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58934\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58935\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58936\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58937\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58938\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58939\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58940\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58941\" class=\"mn\">10.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58942\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58943\" class=\"mtext\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58944\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">I=10.00A.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Electrical power consumption is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3075-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58945\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58946\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58947\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58948\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58949\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58950\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58951\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58952\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58953\" class=\"mi\">V<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">P=IV<\/span><\/span>. To test the speaker, a signal of a sine wave is applied to the speaker. Assuming that the sound wave moves as a spherical wave and that all of the energy applied to the speaker is converted to sound energy, how far from the speaker is the intensity equal to\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3076-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58954\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58955\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58956\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58957\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58958\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58959\" class=\"mn\">3.82<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58960\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58961\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58962\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58963\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58964\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58965\" class=\"mo\">?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">3.82W\/m2?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038029956\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037056118\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038029956-solution\">89<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037056120\">The energy of a ripple on a pond is proportional to the amplitude squared. If the amplitude of the ripple is 0.1 cm at a distance from the source of 6.00 meters, what was the amplitude at a distance of 2.00 meters from the source?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165039047096\" class=\"review-problems\">\r\n<h4 id=\"17286_copy_3\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.5<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Interference of Waves<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039004339\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039048409\"><span class=\"os-number\">90<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039114888\">Consider two sinusoidal waves traveling along a string, modeled as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3077-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58966\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58967\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58968\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58969\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58970\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58971\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58972\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58973\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58974\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58975\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58976\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58977\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58978\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58979\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58980\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58981\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58982\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58983\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58984\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58985\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58986\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58987\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58988\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58989\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58990\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58991\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58992\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58993\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58994\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58995\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58996\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58997\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58998\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58999\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59000\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59001\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59002\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59003\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59004\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59005\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59006\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59007\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=0.3msin(4m\u22121x+3s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3078-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59008\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59009\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59010\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59011\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59012\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59013\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59014\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59015\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59016\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59017\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59018\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59019\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59020\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59021\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59022\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59023\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59024\" class=\"mn\">0.6<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59025\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59026\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59027\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59028\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59029\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59030\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59031\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59032\" class=\"mn\">8<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59033\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59034\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59035\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59036\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59037\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59038\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59039\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59040\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59041\" class=\"mn\">6<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59042\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59043\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59044\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59045\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59046\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59047\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59048\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59049\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59050\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=0.6msin(8m\u22121x\u22126s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the height of the resultant wave formed by the interference of the two waves at the position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3079-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59051\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59052\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59053\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59054\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59055\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59056\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59057\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59058\" class=\"mn\">0.5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59059\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59060\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.5m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3080-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59061\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59062\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59063\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59064\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59065\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59066\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59067\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59068\" class=\"mn\">0.2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59069\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59070\" class=\"mtext\">s?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.2s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038979716\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039505712\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038979716-solution\">91<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035662765\">Consider two sinusoidal sine waves traveling along a string, modeled as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3081-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59071\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59072\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59073\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59074\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59075\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59076\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59077\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59078\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59079\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59080\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59081\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59082\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59083\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59084\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59085\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59086\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59087\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59088\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59089\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59090\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59091\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59092\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59093\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59094\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59095\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59096\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59097\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59098\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59099\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59100\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59101\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59102\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59103\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59104\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59105\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59106\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59107\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59108\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59109\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59110\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59111\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59112\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59113\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59114\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59115\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59116\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=0.3msin(4m\u22121x+3s\u22121t+\u03c03)<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3082-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59117\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59118\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59119\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59120\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59121\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59122\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59123\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59124\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59125\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59126\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59127\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59128\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59129\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59130\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59131\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59132\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59133\" class=\"mn\">0.6<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59134\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59135\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59136\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59137\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59138\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59139\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59140\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59141\" class=\"mn\">8<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59142\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59143\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59144\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59145\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59146\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59147\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59148\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59149\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59150\" class=\"mn\">6<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59151\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59152\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59153\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59154\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59155\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59156\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59157\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59158\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59159\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=0.6msin(8m\u22121x\u22126s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the height of the resultant wave formed by the interference of the two waves at the position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3083-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59160\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59161\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59162\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59163\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59164\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59165\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59166\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59167\" class=\"mn\">1.0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59168\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59169\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=1.0m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3084-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59170\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59171\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59172\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59173\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59174\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59175\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59176\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59177\" class=\"mn\">3.0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59178\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59179\" class=\"mtext\">s?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=3.0s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038980416\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035634132\"><span class=\"os-number\">92<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039464878\">Consider two sinusoidal sine waves traveling along a string, modeled as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3085-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59180\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59181\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59182\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59183\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59184\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59185\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59186\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59187\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59188\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59189\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59190\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59191\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59192\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59193\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59194\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59195\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59196\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59197\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59198\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59199\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59200\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59201\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59202\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59203\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59204\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59205\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59206\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59207\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59208\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59209\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59210\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59211\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59212\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59213\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59214\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59215\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59216\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59217\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59218\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59219\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59220\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59221\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=0.3msin(4m\u22121x\u22123s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3086-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59222\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59223\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59224\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59225\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59226\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59227\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59228\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59229\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59230\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59231\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59232\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59233\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59234\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59235\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59236\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59237\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59238\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59239\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59240\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59241\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59242\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59243\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59244\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59245\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59246\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59247\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59248\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59249\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59250\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59251\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59252\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59253\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59254\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59255\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59256\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59257\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59258\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59259\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59260\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59261\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59262\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59263\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59264\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=0.3msin(4m\u22121x+3s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the wave function of the resulting wave? [<em>Hint:<\/em>\u00a0Use the trig identity\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3087-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59265\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59266\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59267\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59268\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59269\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59270\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59271\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59272\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59273\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59274\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59275\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59276\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59277\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59278\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59279\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59280\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59281\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59282\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59283\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59284\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59285\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59286\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59287\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59288\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59289\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59290\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59291\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59292\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59293\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59294\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">sin(u\u00b1v)=sinucosv\u00b1cosusinv<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039218617\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039393794\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039218617-solution\">93<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035671966\">Two sinusoidal waves are moving through a medium in the same direction, both having amplitudes of 3.00 cm, a wavelength of 5.20 m, and a period of 6.52 s, but one has a phase shift of an angle\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3088-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59295\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59296\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59297\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59298\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59299\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span>. What is the phase shift if the resultant wave has an amplitude of 5.00 cm? [<em>Hint:<\/em>\u00a0Use the trig identity\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3089-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59300\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59301\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59302\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59303\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59304\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59305\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59306\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59307\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59308\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59309\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59310\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59311\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59312\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59313\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59314\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59315\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59316\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59317\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59318\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59319\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59320\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59321\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59322\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59323\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59324\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59325\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59326\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59327\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59328\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59329\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59330\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59331\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59332\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59333\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59334\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59335\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59336\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">sinu+sinv=2sin(u+v2)cos(u\u2212v2)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039399705\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039353828\"><span class=\"os-number\">94<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039509184\">Two sinusoidal waves are moving through a medium in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction, both having amplitudes of 6.00 cm, a wavelength of 4.3 m, and a period of 6.00 s, but one has a phase shift of an angle\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3090-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59337\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59338\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59339\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59340\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59341\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59342\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59343\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59344\" class=\"mn\">0.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59345\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59346\" class=\"mtext\">rad<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59347\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5=0.50rad.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the height of the resultant wave at a time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3091-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59348\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59349\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59350\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59351\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59352\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59353\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59354\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59355\" class=\"mn\">3.15<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59356\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59357\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=3.15s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3092-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59358\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59359\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59360\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59361\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59362\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59363\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59364\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59365\" class=\"mn\">0.45<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59366\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59367\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.45m<\/span><\/span>?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039418704\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039249573\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039418704-solution\">95<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039346363\">Two sinusoidal waves are moving through a medium in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction, both having amplitudes of 7.00 cm, a wave number of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3093-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59368\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59369\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59370\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59371\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59372\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59373\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59374\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59375\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59376\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59377\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59378\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59379\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59380\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59381\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">k=3.00m\u22121,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0an angular frequency of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3094-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59382\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59383\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59384\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59385\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59386\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59387\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59388\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59389\" class=\"mn\">2.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59390\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59391\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59392\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59393\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59394\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59395\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03c9=2.50s\u22121,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a period of 6.00 s, but one has a phase shift of an angle\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3095-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59396\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59397\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59398\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59399\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59400\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59401\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59402\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59403\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59404\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59405\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59406\" class=\"mn\">12<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59407\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59408\" class=\"mtext\">rad<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59409\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5=\u03c012rad.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the height of the resultant wave at a time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3096-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59410\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59411\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59412\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59413\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59414\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59415\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59416\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59417\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59418\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59419\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=2.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3097-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59420\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59421\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59422\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59423\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59424\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59425\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59426\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59427\" class=\"mn\">0.53<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59428\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59429\" class=\"mtext\">m?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.53m?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039440427\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039285178\"><span class=\"os-number\">96<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039065943\">Consider two waves\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3098-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59430\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59431\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59432\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59433\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59434\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59435\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59436\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59437\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59438\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59439\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59440\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59441\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59442\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59443\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59444\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3099-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59445\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59446\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59447\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59448\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59449\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59450\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59451\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59452\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59453\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59454\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59455\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59456\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59457\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59458\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59459\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0that are identical except for a phase shift propagating in the same medium. (a)What is the phase shift, in radians, if the amplitude of the resulting wave is 1.75 times the amplitude of the individual waves? (b) What is the phase shift in degrees? (c) What is the phase shift as a percentage of the individual wavelength?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035715974\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039418561\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165035715974-solution\">97<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039418563\">Two sinusoidal waves, which are identical except for a phase shift, travel along in the same direction. The wave equation of the resultant wave is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3100-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59460\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59461\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59462\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59463\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59464\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59465\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59466\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59467\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59468\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59469\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59470\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59471\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59472\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59473\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59474\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59475\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59476\" class=\"mn\">0.70<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59477\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59478\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59479\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59480\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59481\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59482\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59483\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59484\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59485\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59486\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59487\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59488\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59489\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59490\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59491\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59492\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59493\" class=\"mn\">6.28<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59494\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59495\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59496\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59497\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59498\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59499\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59500\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59501\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59502\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59503\" class=\"mtext\">\/<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59504\" class=\"mn\">16<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59505\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59506\" class=\"mtext\">rad<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59507\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59508\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR(x,t)=0.70msin(3.00m\u22121x\u22126.28s\u22121t+\u03c0\/16rad).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the angular frequency, wave number, amplitude, and phase shift of the individual waves?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039351572\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039104169\"><span class=\"os-number\">98<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039104171\">Two sinusoidal waves, which are identical except for a phase shift, travel along in the same direction. The wave equation of the resultant wave is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3101-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59509\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59510\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59511\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59512\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59513\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59514\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59515\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59516\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59517\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59518\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59519\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59520\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59521\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59522\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59523\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59524\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59525\" class=\"mn\">0.35<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59526\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59527\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59528\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59529\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59530\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59531\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59532\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59533\" class=\"mn\">6.28<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59534\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59535\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59536\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59537\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59538\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59539\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59540\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59541\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59542\" class=\"mn\">1.57<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59543\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59544\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59545\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59546\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59547\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59548\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59549\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59550\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59551\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59552\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59553\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59554\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59555\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR(x,t)=0.35cmsin(6.28m\u22121x\u22121.57s\u22121t+\u03c04).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the period, wavelength, amplitude, and phase shift of the individual waves?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039248777\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039248779\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039248777-solution\">99<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038961152\">Consider two wave functions,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3102-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59556\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59557\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59558\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59559\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59560\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59561\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59562\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59563\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59564\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59565\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59566\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59567\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59568\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59569\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59570\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59571\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59572\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59573\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59574\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59575\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59576\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59577\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59578\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59579\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59580\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59581\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59582\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59583\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59584\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59585\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59586\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59587\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59588\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59589\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59590\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59591\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59592\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59593\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59594\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59595\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59596\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59597\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=4.00msin(\u03c0m\u22121x\u2212\u03c0s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3103-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59598\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59599\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59600\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59601\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59602\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59603\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59604\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59605\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59606\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59607\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59608\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59609\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59610\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59611\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59612\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59613\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59614\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59615\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59616\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59617\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59618\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59619\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59620\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59621\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59622\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59623\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59624\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59625\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59626\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59627\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59628\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59629\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59630\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59631\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59632\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59633\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59634\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59635\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59636\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59637\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59638\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59639\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59640\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59641\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59642\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59643\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=4.00msin(\u03c0m\u22121x\u2212\u03c0s\u22121t+\u03c03).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a) Using a spreadsheet, plot the two wave functions and the wave that results from the superposition of the two wave functions as a function of position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3104-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59644\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59645\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59646\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59647\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59648\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59649\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59650\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59651\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59652\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59653\" class=\"mo\">\u2264<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59654\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59655\" class=\"mo\">\u2264<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59656\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59657\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59658\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59659\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(0.00\u2264x\u22646.00m)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0for the time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3105-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59660\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59661\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59662\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59663\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59664\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59665\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59666\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59667\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59668\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59669\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59670\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(b) What are the wavelength and amplitude of the two original waves? (c) What are the wavelength and amplitude of the resulting wave?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038987277\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039465021\"><span class=\"os-number\">100<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039465023\">Consider two wave functions,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3106-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59671\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59672\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59673\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59674\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59675\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59676\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59677\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59678\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59679\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59680\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59681\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59682\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59683\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59684\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59685\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59686\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59687\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59688\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59689\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59690\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59691\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59692\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59693\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59694\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59695\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59696\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59697\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59698\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59699\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59700\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59701\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59702\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59703\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59704\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59705\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59706\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59707\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59708\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59709\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59710\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59711\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59712\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=2.00msin(\u03c02m\u22121x\u2212\u03c03s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3107-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59713\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59714\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59715\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59716\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59717\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59718\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59719\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59720\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59721\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59722\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59723\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59724\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59725\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59726\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59727\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59728\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59729\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59730\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59731\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59732\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59733\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59734\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59735\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59736\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59737\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59738\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59739\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59740\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59741\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59742\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59743\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59744\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59745\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59746\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59747\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59748\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59749\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59750\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59751\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59752\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59753\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59754\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59755\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59756\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59757\" class=\"mn\">6<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59758\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59759\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=2.00msin(\u03c02m\u22121x\u2212\u03c03s\u22121t+\u03c06).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a) Verify that\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3108-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59760\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59761\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59762\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59763\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59764\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59765\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59766\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59767\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59768\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59769\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59770\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59771\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59772\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59773\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59774\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59775\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59776\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59777\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59778\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59779\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59780\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59781\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59782\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59783\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59784\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59785\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59786\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59787\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59788\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59789\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59790\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59791\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59792\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59793\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR=2Acos(\u03d52)sin(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d52)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is the solution for the wave that results from a superposition of the two waves. Make a column for\u00a0<em>x<\/em>,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3109-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59794\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59795\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59796\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59797\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59798\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59799\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59800\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59801\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3110-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59802\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59803\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59804\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59805\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59806\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59807\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59808\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59809\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3111-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59810\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59811\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59812\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59813\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59814\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59815\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59816\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59817\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59818\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59819\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59820\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59821\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1+y2<\/span><\/span>, and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3112-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59822\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59823\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59824\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59825\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59826\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59827\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59828\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59829\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59830\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59831\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59832\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59833\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59834\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59835\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59836\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59837\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59838\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59839\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59840\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59841\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59842\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59843\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59844\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59845\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59846\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59847\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59848\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59849\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59850\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59851\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59852\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59853\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59854\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59855\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59856\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR=2Acos(\u03d52)sin(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d52).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Plot four waves as a function of position where the range of\u00a0<em>x<\/em>\u00a0is from 0 to 12 m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038988003\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038988005\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038988003-solution\">101<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039026962\">Consider two wave functions that differ only by a phase shift,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3113-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59857\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59858\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59859\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59860\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59861\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59862\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59863\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59864\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59865\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59866\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59867\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59868\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59869\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59870\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59871\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59872\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59873\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59874\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59875\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59876\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59877\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59878\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59879\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59880\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59881\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59882\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59883\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59884\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=Acos(kx\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3114-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59885\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59886\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59887\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59888\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59889\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59890\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59891\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59892\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59893\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59894\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59895\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59896\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59897\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59898\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59899\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59900\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59901\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59902\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59903\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59904\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59905\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59906\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59907\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59908\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59909\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59910\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59911\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59912\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59913\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59914\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59915\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=Acos(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d5).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Use the trigonometric identities\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3115-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59916\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59917\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59918\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59919\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59920\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59921\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59922\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59923\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59924\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59925\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59926\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59927\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59928\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59929\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59930\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59931\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59932\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59933\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59934\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59935\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59936\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59937\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59938\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59939\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59940\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59941\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59942\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59943\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59944\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59945\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59946\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59947\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59948\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59949\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59950\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59951\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59952\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">cosu+cosv=2cos(u\u2212v2)cos(u+v2)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3116-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59953\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59954\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59955\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59956\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59957\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59958\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59959\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59960\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59961\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59962\" class=\"mtext\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59963\" class=\"mi\">\u03b8<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59964\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59965\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59966\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59967\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59968\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59969\" class=\"mi\">\u03b8<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59970\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">cos(\u2212\u03b8)=cos(\u03b8)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to find a wave equation for the wave resulting from the superposition of the two waves. Does the resulting wave function come as a surprise to you?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-section-area\"><section id=\"fs-id1165038024617\" class=\"review-problems\">\r\n<h4 id=\"73246_copy_3\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.6<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Standing Waves and Resonance<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037933032\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038013818\"><span class=\"os-number\">102<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038013820\">A wave traveling on a Slinky\u00ae that is stretched to 4 m takes 2.4 s to travel the length of the Slinky and back again. (a) What is the speed of the wave? (b) Using the same Slinky stretched to the same length, a standing wave is created which consists of three antinodes and four nodes. At what frequency must the Slinky be oscillating?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037225093\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037149792\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037225093-solution\">103<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036799076\">A 2-m long string is stretched between two supports with a tension that produces a wave speed equal to\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3117-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59971\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59972\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59973\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59974\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59975\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59976\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59977\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59978\" class=\"mi\">w<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59979\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59980\" class=\"mn\">50.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59981\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59982\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59983\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vw=50.00m\/s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the wavelength and frequency of the first three modes that resonate on the string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037264119\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037264121\"><span class=\"os-number\">104<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037036734\">Consider the experimental setup shown below. The length of the string between the string vibrator and the pulley is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3118-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59984\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59985\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59986\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59987\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59988\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59989\" class=\"mi\">L<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59990\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59991\" class=\"mn\">1.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59992\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59993\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59994\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">L=1.00m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The linear density of the string is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3119-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59995\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59996\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59997\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59998\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59999\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60000\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60001\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60002\" class=\"mn\">0.006<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60003\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60004\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60005\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.006kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The string vibrator can oscillate at any frequency. The hanging mass is 2.00 kg. (a)What are the wavelength and frequency of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3120-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60006\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60007\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60008\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60009\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60010\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60011\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60012\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60013\" class=\"mn\">6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">n=6<\/span><\/span>\u00a0mode? (b) The string oscillates the air around the string. What is the wavelength of the sound if the speed of the sound is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3121-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60014\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60015\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60016\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60017\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60018\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60019\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60020\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60021\" class=\"mi\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60022\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60023\" class=\"mn\">343.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60024\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60025\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vs=343.00m\/s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<span id=\"fs-id1165037200117\"><img id=\"60541\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/9d90ed925320e9cc5334b8d82c14cefba0fffc05\" alt=\"A string vibrator is shown on the left of the figure. A string is attached to its right. This goes over a pulley and down the side of the table. A hanging mass m is suspended from it. The pulley is frictionless. The distance between the pulley and the string vibrator is L. It is labeled mu equal to dm by dx equal to constant.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036827030\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037157362\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036827030-solution\">105<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037157364\">A cable with a linear density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3122-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60026\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60027\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60028\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60029\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60030\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60031\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60032\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60033\" class=\"mn\">0.2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60034\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60035\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.2kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is hung from telephone poles. The tension in the cable is 500.00 N. The distance between poles is 20 meters. The wind blows across the line, causing the cable resonate. A standing waves pattern is produced that has 4.5 wavelengths between the two poles. The air temperature is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3123-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60036\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60037\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60038\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60039\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60040\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60041\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60042\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60043\" class=\"mn\">20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60044\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60045\" class=\"mtext\">C<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60046\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">T=20\u00b0C.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the frequency and wavelength of the hum?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038356626\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038356628\"><span class=\"os-number\">106<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037231486\">Consider a rod of length\u00a0<em>L<\/em>, mounted in the center to a support. A node must exist where the rod is mounted on a support, as shown below. Draw the first two normal modes of the rod as it is driven into resonance. Label the wavelength and the frequency required to drive the rod into resonance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<span id=\"fs-id1165038009974\"><img id=\"85056\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/6ff072c1e6d6cbef1b344aa6ed7f616bf652baf9\" alt=\"Figure shows a horizontal rod of length L = 2 m supported at the centre by a pole.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036787563\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036787565\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036787563-solution\">107<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037262517\">Consider two wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3124-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60047\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60048\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60049\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60050\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60051\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60052\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60053\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60054\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60055\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60056\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60057\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60058\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60059\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60060\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60061\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60062\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60063\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60064\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60065\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60066\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60067\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60068\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60069\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60070\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60071\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60072\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60073\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60074\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60075\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60076\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60077\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60078\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60079\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60080\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60081\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60082\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60083\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60084\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60085\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60086\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.30cmsin(3m\u22121x\u22124s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3125-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60087\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60088\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60089\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60090\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60091\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60092\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60093\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60094\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60095\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60096\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60097\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60098\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60099\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60100\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60101\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60102\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60103\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60104\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60105\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60106\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60107\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60108\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60109\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60110\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60111\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60112\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60113\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60114\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60115\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60116\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60117\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60118\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60119\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60120\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60121\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60122\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60123\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60124\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60125\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60126\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.30cmsin(3m\u22121x+4s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>. Write a wave function for the resulting standing wave.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038308981\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038308983\"><span class=\"os-number\">108<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037263037\">A 2.40-m wire has a mass of 7.50 g and is under a tension of 160 N. The wire is held rigidly at both ends and set into oscillation. (a) What is the speed of waves on the wire? The string is driven into resonance by a frequency that produces a standing wave with a wavelength equal to 1.20 m. (b) What is the frequency used to drive the string into resonance?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038229795\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038229797\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038229795-solution\">109<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036996690\">A string with a linear mass density of 0.0062 kg\/m and a length of 3.00 m is set into the\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3126-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60127\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60128\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60129\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60130\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60131\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60132\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60133\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60134\" class=\"mn\">100<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">n=100<\/span><\/span>\u00a0mode of resonance. The tension in the string is 20.00 N. What is the wavelength and frequency of the wave?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037266713\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038237839\"><span class=\"os-number\">110<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038237841\">A string with a linear mass density of 0.0075 kg\/m and a length of 6.00 m is set into the\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3127-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60135\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60136\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60137\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60138\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60139\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60140\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60141\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60142\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">n=4<\/span><\/span>\u00a0mode of resonance by driving with a frequency of 100.00 Hz. What is the tension in the string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037084110\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037084112\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037084110-solution\">111<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037084114\">Two sinusoidal waves with identical wavelengths and amplitudes travel in opposite directions along a string producing a standing wave. The linear mass density of the string is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3128-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60143\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60144\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60145\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60146\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60147\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60148\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60149\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60150\" class=\"mn\">0.075<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60151\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60152\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.075kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the tension in the string is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3129-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60153\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60154\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60155\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60156\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60157\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60158\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60159\" class=\"mi\">F<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60160\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60161\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60162\" class=\"mn\">5.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60163\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60164\" class=\"mtext\">N<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60165\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">FT=5.00N.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The time interval between instances of total destructive interference is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3130-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60166\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60167\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60168\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60169\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60170\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60171\" class=\"mtext\">\u0394<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60172\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60173\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60174\" class=\"mn\">0.13<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60175\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60176\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60177\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u0394t=0.13s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the wavelength of the waves?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036794225\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036794227\"><span class=\"os-number\">112<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038150759\">A string, fixed on both ends, is 5.00 m long and has a mass of 0.15 kg. The tension if the string is 90 N. The string is vibrating to produce a standing wave at the fundamental frequency of the string. (a) What is the speed of the waves on the string? (b) What is the wavelength of the standing wave produced? (c) What is the period of the standing wave?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036786730\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036898250\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036786730-solution\">113<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036898252\">A string is fixed at both end. The mass of the string is 0.0090 kg and the length is 3.00 m. The string is under a tension of 200.00 N. The string is driven by a variable frequency source to produce standing waves on the string. Find the wavelengths and frequency of the first four modes of standing waves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037264218\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037264220\"><span class=\"os-number\">114<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037264223\">The frequencies of two successive modes of standing waves on a string are 258.36 Hz and 301.42 Hz. What is the next frequency above 100.00 Hz that would produce a standing wave?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037199082\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037199084\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037199082-solution\">115<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037199086\">A string is fixed at both ends to supports 3.50 m apart and has a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3131-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60178\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60179\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60180\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60181\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60182\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60183\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60184\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60185\" class=\"mn\">0.005<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60186\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60187\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60188\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.005kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The string is under a tension of 90.00 N. A standing wave is produced on the string with six nodes and five antinodes. What are the wave speed, wavelength, frequency, and period of the standing wave?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037270094\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037270096\"><span class=\"os-number\">116<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037270098\">Sine waves are sent down a 1.5-m-long string fixed at both ends. The waves reflect back in the opposite direction. The amplitude of the wave is 4.00 cm. The propagation velocity of the waves is 175 m\/s. The\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3132-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60189\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60190\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60191\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60192\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60193\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60194\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60195\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60196\" class=\"mn\">6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">n=6<\/span><\/span>\u00a0resonance mode of the string is produced. Write an equation for the resulting standing wave.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-review-additional-problems-container\">\r\n<h3><span class=\"os-text\">Additional Problems<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<section id=\"fs-id1165037188798\" class=\"review-additional-problems\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037272272\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037272274\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037272272-solution\">117<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037272276\">Ultrasound equipment used in the medical profession uses sound waves of a frequency above the range of human hearing. If the frequency of the sound produced by the ultrasound machine is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3133-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60197\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60198\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60199\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60200\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60201\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60202\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60203\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60204\" class=\"mn\">30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60205\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60206\" class=\"mtext\">kHz,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">f=30kHz,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0what is the wavelength of the ultrasound in bone, if the speed of sound in bone is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3134-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60207\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60208\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60209\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60210\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60211\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60212\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60213\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60214\" class=\"mn\">3000<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60215\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60216\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=3000m\/s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038356424\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037162010\"><span class=\"os-number\">118<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037162012\">Shown below is the plot of a wave function that models a wave at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3135-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60217\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60218\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60219\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60220\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60221\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60222\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60223\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60224\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60225\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60226\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3136-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60227\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60228\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60229\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60230\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60231\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60232\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60233\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60234\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60235\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60236\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=2.00s<\/span><\/span>. The dotted line is the wave function at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3137-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60237\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60238\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60239\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60240\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60241\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60242\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60243\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60244\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60245\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60246\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the solid line is the function at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3138-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60247\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60248\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60249\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60250\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60251\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60252\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60253\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60254\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60255\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60256\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=2.00s<\/span><\/span>. Estimate the amplitude, wavelength, velocity, and period of the wave.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<span id=\"fs-id1165037077636\"><img id=\"62163\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/15b09a633b843918ce42a8d0dbc865e9d2a9e476\" alt=\"Figure shows two transverse waves on a graph whose y values vary from -3 m to 3 m. One wave is shown as a dotted line and is marked t = 0 seconds. It has crests at x approximately equal to 0.25 m and 1.25 m. The other wave is shown as a solid line and is marked t=2 seconds. It has crests at x approximately equal to 0.85 seconds and 1.85 seconds.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037158733\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037158735\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037158733-solution\">119<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038341265\">The speed of light in air is approximately\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3139-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60257\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60258\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60259\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60260\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60261\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60262\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60263\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60264\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60265\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60266\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60267\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60268\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60269\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60270\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60271\" class=\"mn\">8<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60272\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60273\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=3.00\u00d7108m\/s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the speed of light in glass is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3140-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60274\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60275\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60276\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60277\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60278\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60279\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60280\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60281\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60282\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60283\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60284\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60285\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60286\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60287\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60288\" class=\"mn\">8<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60289\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60290\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=2.00\u00d7108m\/s<\/span><\/span>. A red laser with a wavelength of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3141-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60291\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60292\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60293\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60294\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60295\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60296\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60297\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60298\" class=\"mn\">633.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60299\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60300\" class=\"mtext\">nm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bb=633.00nm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0shines light incident of the glass, and some of the red light is transmitted to the glass. The frequency of the light is the same for the air and the glass. (a) What is the frequency of the light? (b) What is the wavelength of the light in the glass?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036799136\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037022830\"><span class=\"os-number\">120<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037022832\">A radio station broadcasts radio waves at a frequency of 101.7 MHz. The radio waves move through the air at approximately the speed of light in a vacuum. What is the wavelength of the radio waves?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037165075\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037165077\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037165075-solution\">121<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037165079\">A sunbather stands waist deep in the ocean and observes that six crests of periodic surface waves pass each minute. The crests are 16.00 meters apart. What is the wavelength, frequency, period, and speed of the waves?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036854179\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036854181\"><span class=\"os-number\">122<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036854183\">A tuning fork vibrates producing sound at a frequency of 512 Hz. The speed of sound of sound in air is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3142-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60301\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60302\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60303\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60304\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60305\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60306\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60307\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60308\" class=\"mn\">343.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60309\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60310\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=343.00m\/s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0if the air is at a temperature of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3143-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60311\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60312\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60313\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60314\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60315\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60316\" class=\"mn\">20.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60317\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60318\" class=\"mtext\">C<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">20.00\u00b0C<\/span><\/span>. What is the wavelength of the sound?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037231559\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037231561\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037231559-solution\">123<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037231563\">A motorboat is traveling across a lake at a speed of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3144-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60319\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60320\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60321\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60322\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60323\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60324\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60325\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60326\" class=\"mi\">b<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60327\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60328\" class=\"mn\">15.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60329\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60330\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60331\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vb=15.00m\/s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The boat bounces up and down every 0.50 s as it travels in the same direction as a wave. It bounces up and down every 0.30 s as it travels in a direction opposite the direction of the waves. What is the speed and wavelength of the wave?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037187506\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037187508\"><span class=\"os-number\">124<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037187510\">Use the linear wave equation to show that the wave speed of a wave modeled with the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3145-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60332\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60333\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60334\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60335\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60336\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60337\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60338\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60339\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60340\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60341\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60342\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60343\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60344\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60345\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60346\" class=\"mn\">0.20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60347\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60348\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60349\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60350\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60351\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60352\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60353\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60354\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60355\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60356\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60357\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60358\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60359\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60360\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60361\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60362\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60363\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60364\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60365\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60366\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60367\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60368\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60369\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.20msin(3.00m\u22121x+6.00s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3146-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60370\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60371\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60372\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60373\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60374\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60375\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60376\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60377\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60378\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60379\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60380\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=2.00m\/s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the wavelength and the speed of the wave?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037232096\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037232098\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037232096-solution\">125<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038357010\">Given the wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3147-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60381\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60382\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60383\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60384\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60385\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60386\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60387\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60388\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60389\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60390\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60391\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60392\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60393\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60394\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60395\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60396\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60397\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60398\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60399\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60400\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60401\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60402\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60403\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60404\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60405\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60406\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60407\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60408\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3148-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60409\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60410\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60411\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60412\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60413\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60414\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60415\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60416\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60417\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60418\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60419\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60420\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60421\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60422\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60423\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60424\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60425\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60426\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60427\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60428\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60429\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60430\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60431\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60432\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60433\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60434\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60435\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60436\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60437\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60438\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0with\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3149-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60439\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60440\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60441\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60442\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60443\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60444\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60445\" class=\"mo\">\u2260<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60446\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60447\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60448\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5\u2260\u03c02<\/span><\/span>, show that\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3150-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60449\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60450\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60451\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60452\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60453\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60454\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60455\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60456\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60457\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60458\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60459\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60460\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60461\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60462\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60463\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60464\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60465\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60466\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60467\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60468\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60469\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60470\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60471\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60472\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60473\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60474\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)+y2(x,t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is a solution to the linear wave equation with a wave velocity of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3151-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60475\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60476\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60477\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60478\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60479\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60480\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60481\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60482\" class=\"msqrt\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60483\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60484\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60485\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60486\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60487\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u203e\u203e\u221a<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60488\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=\u03c9k.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037180034\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037180036\"><span class=\"os-number\">126<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037180038\">A transverse wave on a string is modeled with the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3152-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60489\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60490\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60491\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60492\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60493\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60494\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60495\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60496\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60497\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60498\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60499\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60500\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60501\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60502\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60503\" class=\"mn\">0.10<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60504\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60505\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60506\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60507\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60508\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60509\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60510\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60511\" class=\"mn\">0.15<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60512\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60513\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60514\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60515\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60516\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60517\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60518\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60519\" class=\"mn\">1.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60520\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60521\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60522\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60523\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60524\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60525\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60526\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60527\" class=\"mn\">0.20<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60528\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.10msin(0.15m\u22121x+1.50s\u22121t+0.20)<\/span><\/span>. (a) Find the wave velocity. (b) Find the position in the\u00a0<em>y<\/em>-direction, the velocity perpendicular to the motion of the wave, and the acceleration perpendicular to the motion of the wave, of a small segment of the string centered at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3153-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60529\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60530\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60531\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60532\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60533\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60534\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60535\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60536\" class=\"mn\">0.40<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60537\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60538\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.40m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3154-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60539\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60540\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60541\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60542\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60543\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60544\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60545\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60546\" class=\"mn\">5.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60547\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60548\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60549\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=5.00s.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037205481\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037185541\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037205481-solution\">127<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037185543\">A sinusoidal wave travels down a taut, horizontal string with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3155-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60550\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60551\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60552\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60553\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60554\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60555\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60556\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60557\" class=\"mn\">0.060<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60558\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60559\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60560\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.060kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The magnitude of maximum vertical acceleration of the wave is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3156-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60561\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60562\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60563\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60564\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60565\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60566\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60567\" class=\"mi\">a<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60568\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60569\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60570\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60571\" class=\"mtext\">max<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60572\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60573\" class=\"mn\">0.90<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60574\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60575\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60576\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60577\" class=\"mtext\">cm\/s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60578\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">aymax=0.90cm\/s2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the amplitude of the wave is 0.40 m. The string is under a tension of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3157-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60579\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60580\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60581\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60582\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60583\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60584\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60585\" class=\"mi\">F<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60586\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60587\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60588\" class=\"mn\">600.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60589\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60590\" class=\"mtext\">N<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">FT=600.00N<\/span><\/span>. The wave moves in the negative\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction. Write an equation to model the wave.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036850688\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036850690\"><span class=\"os-number\">128<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036850692\">A transverse wave on a string\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3158-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60591\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60592\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60593\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60594\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60595\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60596\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60597\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60598\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60599\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60600\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60601\" class=\"mn\">0.0030<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60602\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60603\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60604\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(\u03bc=0.0030kg\/m)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is described with the equation\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3159-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60605\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60606\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60607\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60608\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60609\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60610\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60611\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60612\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60613\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60614\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60615\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60616\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60617\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60618\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60619\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60620\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60621\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60622\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60623\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60624\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60625\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60626\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60627\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60628\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60629\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60630\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60631\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60632\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60633\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60634\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60635\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60636\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60637\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60638\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60639\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60640\" class=\"mn\">16.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60641\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60642\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60643\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60644\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60645\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60646\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60647\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.30msin(2\u03c04.00m(x\u221216.00mst)).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the tension under which the string is held taut?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037165411\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037165413\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037165411-solution\">129<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037165416\">A transverse wave on a horizontal string\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3160-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60648\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60649\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60650\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60651\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60652\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60653\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60654\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60655\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60656\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60657\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60658\" class=\"mn\">0.0060<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60659\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60660\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60661\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(\u03bc=0.0060kg\/m)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is described with the equation\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3161-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60662\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60663\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60664\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60665\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60666\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60667\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60668\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60669\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60670\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60671\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60672\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60673\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60674\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60675\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60676\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60677\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60678\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60679\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60680\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60681\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60682\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60683\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60684\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60685\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60686\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60687\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60688\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60689\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60690\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60691\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60692\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60693\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60694\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60695\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60696\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60697\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60698\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60699\" class=\"mi\">w<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60700\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60701\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60702\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60703\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.30msin(2\u03c04.00m(x\u2212vwt)).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The string is under a tension of 300.00 N. What are the wave speed, wave number, and angular frequency of the wave?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038395364\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038395366\"><span class=\"os-number\">130<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038395368\">A student holds an inexpensive sonic range finder and uses the range finder to find the distance to the wall. The sonic range finder emits a sound wave. The sound wave reflects off the wall and returns to the range finder. The round trip takes 0.012 s. The range finder was calibrated for use at room temperature\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3162-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60704\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60705\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60706\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60707\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60708\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60709\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60710\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60711\" class=\"mn\">20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60712\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60713\" class=\"mtext\">C<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">T=20\u00b0C<\/span><\/span>, but the temperature in the room is actually\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3163-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60714\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60715\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60716\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60717\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60718\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60719\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60720\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60721\" class=\"mn\">23<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60722\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60723\" class=\"mtext\">C<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60724\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">T=23\u00b0C.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Assuming that the timing mechanism is perfect, what percentage of error can the student expect due to the calibration?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036988530\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037200287\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036988530-solution\">131<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037200289\">A wave on a string is driven by a string vibrator, which oscillates at a frequency of 100.00 Hz and an amplitude of 1.00 cm. The string vibrator operates at a voltage of 12.00 V and a current of 0.20 A. The power consumed by the string vibrator is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3164-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60725\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60726\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60727\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60728\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60729\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60730\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60731\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60732\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60733\" class=\"mi\">V<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">P=IV<\/span><\/span>. Assume that the string vibrator is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3165-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60734\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60735\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60736\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60737\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60738\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60739\" class=\"mn\">90<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60740\" class=\"mtext\">%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">90%<\/span><\/span>\u00a0efficient at converting electrical energy into the energy associated with the vibrations of the string. The string is 3.00 m long, and is under a tension of 60.00 N. What is the linear mass density of the string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036853276\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036853278\"><span class=\"os-number\">132<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036853280\">A traveling wave on a string is modeled by the wave equation\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3166-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60741\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60742\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60743\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60744\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60745\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60746\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60747\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60748\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60749\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60750\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60751\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60752\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60753\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60754\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60755\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60756\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60757\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60758\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60759\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60760\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60761\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60762\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60763\" class=\"mn\">8.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60764\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60765\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60766\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60767\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60768\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60769\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60770\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60771\" class=\"mn\">100.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60772\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60773\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60774\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60775\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60776\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60777\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60778\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60779\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=3.00cmsin(8.00m\u22121x+100.00s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The string is under a tension of 50.00 N and has a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3167-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60780\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60781\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60782\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60783\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60784\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60785\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60786\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60787\" class=\"mn\">0.008<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60788\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60789\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60790\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.008kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the average power transferred by the wave on the string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037183614\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037183616\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037183614-solution\">133<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037183618\">A transverse wave on a string has a wavelength of 5.0 m, a period of 0.02 s, and an amplitude of 1.5 cm. The average power transferred by the wave is 5.00 W. What is the tension in the string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038331336\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038331338\"><span class=\"os-number\">134<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038331341\">(a) What is the intensity of a laser beam used to burn away cancerous tissue that, when\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3168-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60791\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60792\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60793\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60794\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60795\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60796\" class=\"mn\">90.0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60797\" class=\"mtext\">%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">90.0%<\/span><\/span>\u00a0absorbed, puts 500 J of energy into a circular spot 2.00 mm in diameter in 4.00 s? (b) Discuss how this intensity compares to the average intensity of sunlight (about) and the implications that would have if the laser beam entered your eye. Note how your answer depends on the time duration of the exposure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037220412\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037220415\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037220412-solution\">135<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037220417\">Consider two periodic wave functions,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3169-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60798\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60799\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60800\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60801\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60802\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60803\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60804\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60805\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60806\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60807\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60808\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60809\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60810\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60811\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60812\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60813\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60814\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60815\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60816\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60817\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60818\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60819\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60820\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60821\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60822\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60823\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60824\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60825\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3170-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60826\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60827\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60828\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60829\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60830\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60831\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60832\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60833\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60834\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60835\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60836\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60837\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60838\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60839\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60840\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60841\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60842\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60843\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60844\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60845\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60846\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60847\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60848\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60849\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60850\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60851\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60852\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60853\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60854\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60855\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60856\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d5).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a) For what values of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3171-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60857\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60858\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60859\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60860\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60861\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0will the wave that results from a superposition of the wave functions have an amplitude of 2<em>A<\/em>? (b) For what values of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3172-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60862\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60863\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60864\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60865\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60866\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0will the wave that results from a superposition of the wave functions have an amplitude of zero?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036737555\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036737557\"><span class=\"os-number\">136<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036737559\">Consider two periodic wave functions,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3173-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60867\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60868\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60869\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60870\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60871\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60872\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60873\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60874\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60875\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60876\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60877\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60878\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60879\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60880\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60881\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60882\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60883\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60884\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60885\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60886\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60887\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60888\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60889\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60890\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60891\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60892\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60893\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60894\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3174-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60895\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60896\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60897\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60898\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60899\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60900\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60901\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60902\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60903\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60904\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60905\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60906\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60907\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60908\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60909\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60910\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60911\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60912\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60913\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60914\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60915\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60916\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60917\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60918\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60919\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60920\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60921\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60922\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60923\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60924\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=Acos(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span>. (a) For what values of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3175-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60925\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60926\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60927\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60928\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60929\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0will the wave that results from a superposition of the wave functions have an amplitude of 2<em>A<\/em>? (b) For what values of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3176-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60930\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60931\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60932\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60933\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60934\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0will the wave that results from a superposition of the wave functions have an amplitude of zero?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037227505\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037227507\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037227505-solution\">137<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037227510\">A trough with dimensions 10.00 meters by 0.10 meters by 0.10 meters is partially filled with water. Small-amplitude surface water waves are produced from both ends of the trough by paddles oscillating in simple harmonic motion. The height of the water waves are modeled with two sinusoidal wave equations,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3177-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60935\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60936\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60937\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60938\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60939\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60940\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60941\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60942\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60943\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60944\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60945\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60946\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60947\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60948\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60949\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60950\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60951\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60952\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60953\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60954\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60955\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60956\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60957\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60958\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60959\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60960\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60961\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60962\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60963\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60964\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60965\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60966\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60967\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60968\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60969\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60970\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60971\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60972\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60973\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60974\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60975\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60976\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=0.3msin(4m\u22121x\u22123s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3178-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60977\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60978\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60979\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60980\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60981\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60982\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60983\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60984\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60985\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60986\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60987\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60988\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60989\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60990\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60991\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60992\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60993\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60994\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60995\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60996\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60997\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60998\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60999\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61000\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61001\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61002\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61003\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61004\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61005\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61006\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61007\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61008\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61009\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61010\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61011\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61012\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61013\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61014\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61015\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61016\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61017\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61018\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61019\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61020\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61021\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61022\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61023\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=0.3mcos(4m\u22121x+3s\u22121t\u2212\u03c02).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the wave function of the resulting wave after the waves reach one another and before they reach the end of the trough (i.e., assume that there are only two waves in the trough and ignore reflections)? Use a spreadsheet to check your results. (<em>Hint:<\/em>\u00a0Use the trig identities\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3179-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61024\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61025\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61026\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61027\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61028\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61029\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61030\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61031\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61032\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61033\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61034\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61035\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61036\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61037\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61038\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61039\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61040\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61041\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61042\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61043\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61044\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61045\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61046\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61047\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61048\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61049\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61050\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61051\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61052\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">sin(u\u00b1v)=sinucosv\u00b1cosusinv<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3180-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61053\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61054\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61055\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61056\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61057\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61058\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61059\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61060\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61061\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61062\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61063\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61064\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61065\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61066\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61067\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61068\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61069\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61070\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61071\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61072\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61073\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61074\" class=\"mo\">\u2213<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61075\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61076\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61077\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61078\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61079\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61080\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61081\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61082\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">cos(u\u00b1v)=cosucosv\u2213sinusinv)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037056760\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037056762\"><span class=\"os-number\">138<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037056764\">A seismograph records the S- and P-waves from an earthquake 20.00 s apart. If they traveled the same path at constant wave speeds of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3181-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61083\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61084\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61085\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61086\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61087\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61088\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61089\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61090\" class=\"mi\">S<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61091\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61092\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61093\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61094\" class=\"mtext\">km\/s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vS=4.00km\/s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3182-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61095\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61096\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61097\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61098\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61099\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61100\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61101\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61102\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61103\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61104\" class=\"mn\">7.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61105\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61106\" class=\"mtext\">km\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61107\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vP=7.50km\/s,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0how far away is the epicenter of the earthquake?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036988085\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036988087\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036988085-solution\">139<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036988089\">Consider what is shown below. A 20.00-kg mass rests on a frictionless ramp inclined at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3183-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61108\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61109\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61110\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61111\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61112\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61113\" class=\"mn\">45<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61114\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">45\u00b0<\/span><\/span>. A string with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3184-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61115\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61116\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61117\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61118\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61119\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61120\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61121\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61122\" class=\"mn\">0.025<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61123\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61124\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.025kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is attached to the 20.00-kg mass. The string passes over a frictionless pulley of negligible mass and is attached to a hanging mass (<em>m<\/em>). The system is in static equilibrium. A wave is induced on the string and travels up the ramp. (a) What is the mass of the hanging mass (<em>m<\/em>)? (b) At what wave speed does the wave travel up the string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<span id=\"fs-id1165037060393\"><img id=\"82288\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/f9a6d400305c17cf5596b051c02261359f466bd9\" alt=\"Figure shows a slope of 45 degrees going up and right. A mass of 20 kg rests on it. This is supported by a string, which goes over a pulley at the top of the slope. A mass m hangs from it on the other side. A wave is shown in the string.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037213086\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037213088\"><span class=\"os-number\">140<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037213091\">Consider the superposition of three wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3185-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61125\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61126\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61127\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61128\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61129\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61130\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61131\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61132\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61133\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61134\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61135\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61136\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61137\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61138\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61139\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61140\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61141\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61142\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61143\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61144\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61145\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61146\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61147\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61148\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61149\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61150\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61151\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61152\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61153\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61154\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61155\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61156\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61157\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61158\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61159\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61160\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61161\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61162\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61163\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61164\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61165\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=3.00cmsin(2m\u22121x\u22123s\u22121t),<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3186-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61166\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61167\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61168\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61169\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61170\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61171\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61172\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61173\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61174\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61175\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61176\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61177\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61178\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61179\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61180\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61181\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61182\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61183\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61184\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61185\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61186\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61187\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61188\" class=\"mn\">6<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61189\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61190\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61191\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61192\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61193\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61194\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61195\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61196\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61197\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61198\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61199\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61200\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61201\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61202\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61203\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61204\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61205\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61206\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=3.00cmsin(6m\u22121x+3s\u22121t),<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3187-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61207\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61208\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61209\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61210\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61211\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61212\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61213\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61214\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61215\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61216\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61217\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61218\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61219\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61220\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61221\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61222\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61223\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61224\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61225\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61226\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61227\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61228\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61229\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61230\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61231\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61232\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61233\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61234\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61235\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61236\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61237\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61238\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61239\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61240\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61241\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61242\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61243\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61244\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61245\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61246\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61247\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=3.00cmsin(2m\u22121x\u22124s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the height of the resulting wave at position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3188-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61248\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61249\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61250\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61251\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61252\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61253\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61254\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61255\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61256\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61257\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=3.00m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3189-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61258\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61259\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61260\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61261\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61262\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61263\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61264\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61265\" class=\"mn\">10.0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61266\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61267\" class=\"mtext\">s?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=10.0s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037201341\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037201344\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037201341-solution\">141<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037201346\">A string has a mass of 150 g and a length of 3.4 m. One end of the string is fixed to a lab stand and the other is attached to a spring with a spring constant of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3190-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61268\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61269\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61270\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61271\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61272\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61273\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61274\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61275\" class=\"mi\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61276\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61277\" class=\"mn\">100<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61278\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61279\" class=\"mtext\">N\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61280\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">ks=100N\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The free end of the spring is attached to another lab pole. The tension in the string is maintained by the spring. The lab poles are separated by a distance that stretches the spring 2.00 cm. The string is plucked and a pulse travels along the string. What is the propagation speed of the pulse?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036965217\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036965219\"><span class=\"os-number\">142<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036965221\">A standing wave is produced on a string under a tension of 70.0 N by two sinusoidal transverse waves that are identical, but moving in opposite directions. The string is fixed at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3191-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61281\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61282\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61283\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61284\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61285\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61286\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61287\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61288\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61289\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61290\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.00m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3192-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61291\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61292\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61293\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61294\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61295\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61296\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61297\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61298\" class=\"mn\">10.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61299\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61300\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61301\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=10.00m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Nodes appear at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3193-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61302\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61303\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61304\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61305\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61306\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61307\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61308\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61309\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61310\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61311\" class=\"mtext\">m,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.00m,<\/span><\/span>\u00a02.00 m, 4.00 m, 6.00 m, 8.00 m, and 10.00 m. The amplitude of the standing wave is 3.00 cm. It takes 0.10 s for the antinodes to make one complete oscillation. (a) What are the wave functions of the two sine waves that produce the standing wave? (b) What are the maximum velocity and acceleration of the string, perpendicular to the direction of motion of the transverse waves, at the antinodes?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037223664\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037223666\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037223664-solution\">143<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037223668\">A string with a length of 4 m is held under a constant tension. The string has a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3194-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61312\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61313\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61314\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61315\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61316\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61317\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61318\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61319\" class=\"mn\">0.006<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61320\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61321\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61322\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.006kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>Two resonant frequencies of the string are 400 Hz and 480 Hz. There are no resonant frequencies between the two frequencies. (a) What are the wavelengths of the two resonant modes? (b) What is the tension in the string?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"os-review-challenge-container\">\r\n<h3><span class=\"os-text\">Challenge Problems<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<section id=\"fs-id1165036866125\" class=\"review-challenge\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036866132\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036866134\"><span class=\"os-number\">144<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036866136\">A copper wire has a radius of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3195-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61323\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61324\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61325\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61326\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61327\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61328\" class=\"mn\">200<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61329\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61330\" class=\"mtext\">\u03bcm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">200\u03bcm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a length of 5.0 m. The wire is placed under a tension of 3000 N and the wire stretches by a small amount. The wire is plucked and a pulse travels down the wire. What is the propagation speed of the pulse? (Assume the temperature does not change:\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3196-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61331\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61332\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61333\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61334\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61335\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61336\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61337\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61338\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61339\" class=\"mi\">\u03c1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61340\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61341\" class=\"mn\">8.96<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61342\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61343\" class=\"mtext\">g<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61344\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61345\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61346\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61347\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61348\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61349\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61350\" class=\"mi\">Y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61351\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61352\" class=\"mn\">1.1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61353\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61354\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61355\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61356\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61357\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61358\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61359\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61360\" class=\"mn\">11<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61361\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61362\" class=\"mtext\">N<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61363\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61364\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61365\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61366\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(\u03c1=8.96gcm3,Y=1.1\u00d71011Nm).)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036787992\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036787994\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036787992-solution\">145<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036787996\">A pulse moving along the\u00a0<em>x<\/em>\u00a0axis can be modeled as the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3197-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61367\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61368\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61369\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61370\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61371\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61372\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61373\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61374\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61375\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61376\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61377\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61378\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61379\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61380\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61381\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61382\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61383\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61384\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61385\" class=\"mi\">e<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61386\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61387\" class=\"mtext\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61388\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61389\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61390\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61391\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61392\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61393\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61394\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61395\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61396\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61397\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61398\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61399\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61400\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61401\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61402\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61403\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61404\" class=\"mn\">1.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61405\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61406\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61407\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61408\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61409\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=4.00me\u2212(x+(2.00m\/s)t1.00m)2.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a)What are the direction and propagation speed of the pulse? (b) How far has the wave moved in 3.00 s? (c) Plot the pulse using a spreadsheet at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3198-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61410\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61411\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61412\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61413\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61414\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61415\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61416\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61417\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61418\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61419\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3199-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61420\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61421\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61422\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61423\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61424\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61425\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61426\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61427\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61428\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61429\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=3.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to verify your answer in part (b).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036855310\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036855312\"><span class=\"os-number\">146<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036855314\">A string with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3200-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61430\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61431\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61432\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61433\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61434\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61435\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61436\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61437\" class=\"mn\">0.0085<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61438\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61439\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.0085kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is fixed at both ends. A 5.0-kg mass is hung from the string, as shown below. If a pulse is sent along section\u00a0<em>A<\/em>, what is the wave speed in section\u00a0<em>A<\/em>\u00a0and the wave speed in section\u00a0<em>B<\/em>?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<span id=\"fs-id1165037212598\"><img id=\"51917\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/e97425aa0faf2f83ad9597c4c521e7c825d7cd7f\" alt=\"A string is supported at both ends. The left support is lower than the right support. A mass of 5 kg is suspended from its center. The section of string from the left support to the center is horizontal and is labeled A. The section of string from the right support to the centre is labeled B. It makes an angle of 35 degrees with the horizontal. Arrows labeled F subscript A and F subscript B originate from the center of the string and point along the string towards the left support and the right support respectively.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037076162\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037076165\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037076162-solution\">147<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037076167\">Consider two wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3201-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61440\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61441\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61442\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61443\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61444\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61445\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61446\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61447\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61448\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61449\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61450\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61451\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61452\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61453\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61454\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61455\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61456\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61457\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61458\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61459\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61460\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61461\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61462\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61463\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61464\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61465\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61466\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61467\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3202-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61468\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61469\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61470\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61471\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61472\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61473\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61474\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61475\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61476\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61477\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61478\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61479\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61480\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61481\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61482\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61483\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61484\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61485\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61486\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61487\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61488\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61489\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61490\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61491\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61492\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61493\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61494\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61495\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61496\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61497\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=Asin(kx+\u03c9t+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span>. What is the wave function resulting from the interference of the two wave? (<em>Hint:<\/em>\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3203-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61498\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61499\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61500\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61501\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61502\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61503\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61504\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61505\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61506\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61507\" class=\"mi\">\u03b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61508\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61509\" class=\"mi\">\u03b2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61510\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61511\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61512\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61513\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61514\" class=\"mi\">\u03b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61515\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61516\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61517\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61518\" class=\"mi\">\u03b2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61519\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61520\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61521\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61522\" class=\"mi\">\u03b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61523\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61524\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61525\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61526\" class=\"mi\">\u03b2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">sin(\u03b1\u00b1\u03b2)=sin\u03b1cos\u03b2\u00b1cos\u03b1sin\u03b2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3204-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61527\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61528\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61529\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61530\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61531\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61532\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61533\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61534\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61535\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61536\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61537\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61538\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61539\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61540\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5=\u03d52+\u03d52<\/span><\/span>.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037266273\" class=\"\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037266275\"><span class=\"os-number\">148<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037266277\">The wave function that models a standing wave is given as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3205-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61541\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61542\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61543\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61544\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61545\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61546\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61547\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61548\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61549\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61550\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61551\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61552\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61553\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61554\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61555\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61556\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61557\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61558\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61559\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61560\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61561\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61562\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61563\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61564\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61565\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61566\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61567\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61568\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61569\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61570\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61571\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61572\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61573\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61574\" class=\"mn\">1.20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61575\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61576\" class=\"mtext\">rad<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61577\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR(x,t)=6.00cmsin(3.00m\u22121x+1.20rad)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3206-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61578\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61579\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61580\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61581\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61582\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61583\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61584\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61585\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61586\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61587\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61588\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61589\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61590\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61591\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61592\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61593\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61594\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61595\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61596\" class=\"mn\">1.20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61597\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61598\" class=\"mtext\">rad<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61599\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">cos(6.00s\u22121t+1.20rad)<\/span><\/span>. What are two wave functions that interfere to form this wave function? Plot the two wave functions and the sum of the sum of the two wave functions at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3207-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61600\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61601\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61602\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61603\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61604\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61605\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61606\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61607\" class=\"mn\">1.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61608\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61609\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=1.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to verify your answer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037164852\" class=\"os-hasSolution\"><section>\r\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037164854\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037164852-solution\">149<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037164856\">Consider two wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3208-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61610\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61611\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61612\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61613\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61614\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61615\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61616\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61617\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61618\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61619\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61620\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61621\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61622\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61623\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61624\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61625\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61626\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61627\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61628\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61629\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61630\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61631\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61632\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61633\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61634\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61635\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61636\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61637\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3209-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61638\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61639\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61640\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61641\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61642\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61643\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61644\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61645\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61646\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61647\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61648\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61649\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61650\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61651\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61652\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61653\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61654\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61655\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61656\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61657\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61658\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61659\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61660\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61661\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61662\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61663\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61664\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61665\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61666\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61667\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=Asin(kx+\u03c9t+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span>. The resultant wave form when you add the two functions is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3210-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61668\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61669\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61670\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61671\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61672\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61673\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61674\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61675\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61676\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61677\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61678\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61679\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61680\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61681\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61682\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61683\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61684\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61685\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61686\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61687\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61688\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61689\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61690\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61691\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61692\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61693\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61694\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61695\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61696\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61697\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61698\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61699\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61700\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61701\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61702\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR=2Asin(kx+\u03d52)cos(\u03c9t+\u03d52).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Consider the case where\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3211-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61703\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61704\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61705\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61706\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61707\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61708\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61709\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61710\" class=\"mn\">0.03<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61711\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61712\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61713\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61714\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61715\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61716\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61717\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">A=0.03m\u22121,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3212-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61718\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61719\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61720\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61721\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61722\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61723\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61724\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61725\" class=\"mn\">1.26<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61726\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61727\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61728\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61729\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61730\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61731\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61732\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">k=1.26m\u22121,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3213-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61733\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61734\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61735\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61736\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61737\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61738\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61739\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61740\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61741\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61742\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61743\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61744\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61745\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03c9=\u03c0s\u22121<\/span><\/span>, and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3214-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61746\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61747\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61748\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61749\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61750\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61751\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61752\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61753\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61754\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61755\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61756\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5=\u03c010<\/span><\/span>. (a) Where are the first three nodes of the standing wave function starting at zero and moving in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>\u00a0direction? (b) Using a spreadsheet, plot the two wave functions and the resulting function at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3215-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61757\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61758\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61759\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61760\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61761\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61762\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61763\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61764\" class=\"mn\">1.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61765\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61766\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=1.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to verify your answer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"media-body\">\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"os-eoc os-chapter-review-container\">\n<div class=\"os-glossary-container\">\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3><span class=\"os-text\">Key Terms<\/span><\/h3>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165037141620\">\n<dt id=\"15535\"><strong>antinode<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165037224021\">location of maximum amplitude in standing waves<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039066118\">\n<dt id=\"89613\"><strong>constructive interference<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165039344785\">when two waves arrive at the same point exactly in phase; that is, the crests of the two waves are precisely aligned, as are the troughs<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039291464\">\n<dt id=\"93678\"><strong>destructive interference<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165039291470\">when two identical waves arrive at the same point exactly out of phase; that is, precisely aligned crest to trough<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039122124\">\n<dt id=\"67974\"><strong>fixed boundary condition<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165039050447\">when the medium at a boundary is fixed in place so it cannot move<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039238653\">\n<dt id=\"29315\"><strong>free boundary condition<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165039027838\">exists when the medium at the boundary is free to move<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165037224025\">\n<dt id=\"62931\"><strong>fundamental frequency<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165037224030\">lowest frequency that will produce a standing wave<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165036792557\">\n<dt id=\"38973\"><strong>intensity (<em>I<\/em>)<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165038229579\">power per unit area<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039027842\">\n<dt id=\"33445\"><strong>interference<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165039096953\">overlap of two or more waves at the same point and time<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039053842\">\n<dt id=\"31388\"><strong>linear wave equation<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165039053848\">equation describing waves that result from a linear restoring force of the medium; any function that is a solution to the wave equation describes a wave moving in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction or the negative\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction with a constant wave speed\u00a0<em>v<\/em><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165038295183\">\n<dt id=\"5134\"><strong>longitudinal wave<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165036846793\">wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction of propagation<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165038340757\">\n<dt id=\"76655\"><strong>mechanical wave<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165038273890\">wave that is governed by Newton\u2019s laws and requires a medium<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165037224035\">\n<dt id=\"96643\"><strong>node<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165037224040\">point where the string does not move; more generally, nodes are where the wave disturbance is zero in a standing wave<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165037224045\">\n<dt id=\"45445\"><strong>normal mode<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165037224051\">possible standing wave pattern for a standing wave on a string<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165037224055\">\n<dt id=\"70192\"><strong>overtone<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165037224060\">frequency that produces standing waves and is higher than the fundamental frequency<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039386013\">\n<dt id=\"55634\"><strong>pulse<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165035648504\">single disturbance that moves through a medium, transferring energy but not mass<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165037224065\">\n<dt id=\"5381\"><strong>standing wave<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165037224070\">wave that can bounce back and forth through a particular region, effectively becoming stationary<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165039291749\">\n<dt id=\"1505\"><strong>superposition<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165039100295\">phenomenon that occurs when two or more waves arrive at the same point<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165038183664\">\n<dt id=\"5699\"><strong>transverse wave<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165036741880\">wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of propagation<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165038022748\">\n<dt id=\"86377\"><strong>wave<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165036873460\">disturbance that moves from its source and carries energy<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165035648508\">\n<dt id=\"21318\"><strong>wave function<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165035648513\">mathematical model of the position of particles of the medium<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165035640965\">\n<dt id=\"60058\"><strong>wave number<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165035640970\"><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2956-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56818\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56819\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56820\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56821\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56822\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56823\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56824\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56825\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56826\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56827\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">2\u03c0\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165038030038\">\n<dt id=\"11859\"><strong>wave speed<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165037166751\">magnitude of the wave velocity<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165036854735\">\n<dt id=\"96798\"><strong>wave velocity<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165038343963\">velocity at which the disturbance moves; also called the propagation velocity<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1165036986378\">\n<dt id=\"62341\"><strong>wavelength<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1165036791643\">distance between adjacent identical parts of a wave<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-key-equations-container\">\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<div class=\"os-key-equations-container\">\n<h3><span class=\"os-text\">Key Equations<\/span><\/h3>\n<section id=\"fs-id1165036985877\" class=\"key-equations\">\n<table id=\"fs-id1170901532844\" class=\"unnumbered unstyled\" summary=\"This table gives the following formulae: Wave speed, v equal to lambda by T equal to lambda f; Linear mass density, mu equal to mass of the string upon length of the string; Speed of a wave or pulse on a string under tension, mod v equal to root of F subscript T upon mu end root; Speed of a compression wave in a fluid, v equal to root of B by rho end root; Resultant wave from superposition of two sinusoidal waves that are identical except for a phase shift, y subscript R x t equal to 2 A cos open parentheses theta by 2 close parentheses sine open parentheses kx minus omega t plus phi by 2 close parentheses; Wave number, k is identical to 2 pi by lambda; Wave speed, v equal to omega by k; A periodic wave, y open parentheses x comma t close parentheses equal to A sine open parentheses kx plus or minus omega t plus phi close parentheses; Phase of a wave, kx plus or minus omega t plus phi; The linear wave equation, delta squared y open parentheses x comma t close parentheses by delta x squared equal to 1 by v subscript w squared into delta squared y open parentheses x comma t close parentheses by delta x squared; Power in a wave for one wavelength, P subscript ave equal to E subscript lambda by T equal to half mu A squared omega squared lambda by T equal to half mu A squared omega squared v; Intensity, I equal to P by A; Intensity for a spherical wave, I equal to P by 4 pi r squared; Equation of a standing wave, y open parentheses x comma t close parentheses equal to 2 A sine open parentheses kx close parentheses cos open parentheses omega t close parentheses; Wavelength for symmetric boundary conditions, lambda subscript n equal to 2 L by N where n equal to 1,2, 3, 4, 5 and so on; Frequency for symmetric boundary conditions, f subscript n equal to nv by 2L equal to nf subscript 1 where n equal to 1,2, 3, 4, 5 and so on.\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Wave speed<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2957-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56828\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56829\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56830\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56831\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56832\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56833\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56834\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56835\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56836\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56837\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56838\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56839\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56840\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=\u03bbT=\u03bbf<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Linear mass density<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2958-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56841\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56842\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56843\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56844\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56845\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56846\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56847\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56848\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56849\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56850\" class=\"mtext\">mass of the string<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56851\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56852\" class=\"mtext\">length of the string<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=mass of the stringlength of the string<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Speed of a wave or pulse on a string under<\/p>\n<div id=\"54527\"><\/div>\n<p>tension<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2959-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56853\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56854\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56855\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56856\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56857\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56858\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56859\" class=\"mo\">\u2223\u2223<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56860\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56861\" class=\"mo\">\u2223\u2223<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56862\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56863\" class=\"msqrt\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56864\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56865\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56866\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56867\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56868\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56869\" class=\"mi\">F<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56870\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56871\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u203e\u203e\u203e\u221a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">|v|=FT\u03bc<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Speed of a compression wave in a fluid<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2960-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56872\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56873\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56874\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56875\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56876\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56877\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56878\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56879\" class=\"msqrt\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56880\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56881\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56882\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56883\" class=\"mi\">\u0392<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56884\" class=\"mi\">\u03c1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u203e\u203e\u221a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=\u0392\u03c1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Resultant wave from superposition of two<\/p>\n<div id=\"32165\"><\/div>\n<p>sinusoidal waves that are identical except for a<\/p>\n<div id=\"81074\"><\/div>\n<p>phase shift<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2961-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56885\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56886\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56887\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56888\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56889\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56890\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56891\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56892\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56893\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56894\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56895\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56896\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56897\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56898\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56899\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56900\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56901\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56902\" class=\"mo\">[<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56903\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56904\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56905\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56906\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56907\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56908\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56909\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56910\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56911\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56912\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56913\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56914\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56915\" class=\"mo\">]<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56916\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56917\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56918\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56919\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56920\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56921\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56922\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56923\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56924\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56925\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56926\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56927\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56928\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56929\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR(x,t)=[2Acos(\u03d52)]sin(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d52)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Wave number<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2962-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56930\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56931\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56932\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56933\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56934\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56935\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56936\" class=\"mo\">\u2261<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56937\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56938\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56939\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56940\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56941\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">k\u22612\u03c0\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Wave speed<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2963-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56942\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56943\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56944\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56945\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56946\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56947\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56948\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56949\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56950\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56951\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=\u03c9k<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>A periodic wave<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2964-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56952\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56953\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56954\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56955\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56956\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56957\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56958\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56959\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56960\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56961\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56962\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56963\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56964\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56965\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56966\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56967\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56968\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56969\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56970\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56971\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56972\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56973\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56974\" class=\"mo\">\u2213<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56975\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56976\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56977\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56978\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56979\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2213\u03c9t+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Phase of a wave<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2965-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56980\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56981\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56982\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56983\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56984\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56985\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56986\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56987\" class=\"mo\">\u2213<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56988\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56989\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56990\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56991\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">kx\u2213\u03c9t+\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>The linear wave equation<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2966-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56992\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56993\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56994\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56995\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56996\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56997\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56998\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-56999\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57000\" class=\"mo\">\u2202<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57001\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57002\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57003\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57004\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57005\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57006\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57007\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57008\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57009\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57010\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57011\" class=\"mo\">\u2202<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57012\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57013\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57014\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57015\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57016\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57017\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57018\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57019\" class=\"msubsup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57020\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57021\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57022\" class=\"mi\">w<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57023\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57024\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57025\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57026\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57027\" class=\"mo\">\u2202<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57028\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57029\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57030\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57031\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57032\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57033\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57034\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57035\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57036\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57037\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57038\" class=\"mo\">\u2202<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57039\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57040\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57041\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u22022y(x,t)\u2202x2=1vw2\u22022y(x,t)\u2202t2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Power in a wave for one wavelength<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2967-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57042\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57043\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57044\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57045\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57046\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57047\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57048\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57049\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57050\" class=\"mtext\">ave<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57051\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57052\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57053\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57054\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57055\" class=\"mi\">E<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57056\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57057\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57058\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57059\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57060\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57061\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57062\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57063\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57064\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57065\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57066\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57067\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57068\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57069\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57070\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57071\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57072\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57073\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57074\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57075\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57076\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57077\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57078\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57079\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57080\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57081\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57082\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57083\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">Pave=E\u03bbT=12\u03bcA2\u03c92\u03bbT=12\u03bcA2\u03c92v<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Intensity<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2968-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57084\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57085\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57086\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57087\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57088\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57089\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57090\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57091\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57092\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57093\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">I=PA<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Intensity for a spherical wave<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2969-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57094\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57095\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57096\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57097\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57098\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57099\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57100\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57101\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57102\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57103\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57104\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57105\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57106\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57107\" class=\"mi\">r<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57108\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">I=P4\u03c0r2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Equation of a standing wave<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2970-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57109\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57110\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57111\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57112\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57113\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57114\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57115\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57116\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57117\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57118\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57119\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57120\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57121\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57122\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57123\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57124\" class=\"mo\">[<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57125\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57126\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57127\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57128\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57129\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57130\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57131\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57132\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57133\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57134\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57135\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57136\" class=\"mo\">]<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57137\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57138\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57139\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57140\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57141\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57142\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57143\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=[2Asin(kx)]cos(\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Wavelength for symmetric boundary<\/p>\n<div id=\"11444\"><\/div>\n<p>conditions<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2971-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57144\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57145\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57146\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57147\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57148\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57149\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57150\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57151\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57152\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57153\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57154\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57155\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57156\" class=\"mi\">L<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57157\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57158\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57159\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57160\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57161\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57162\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57163\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57164\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57165\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57166\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57167\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57168\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57169\" class=\"mn\">5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57170\" class=\"mtext\">&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bbn=2nL,n=1,2,3,4,5&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Frequency for symmetric boundary conditions<\/td>\n<td><span id=\"MathJax-Element-2972-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57171\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57172\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57173\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57174\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57175\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57176\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57177\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57178\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57179\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57180\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57181\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57182\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57183\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57184\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57185\" class=\"mi\">L<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57186\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57187\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57188\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57189\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57190\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57191\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57192\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57193\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57194\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57195\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57196\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57197\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57198\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57199\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57200\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57201\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57202\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57203\" class=\"mn\">5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57204\" class=\"mtext\">&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">fn=nv2L=nf1,n=1,2,3,4,5&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-key-concepts-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<div class=\"os-key-equations-container\">\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-key-concepts-container\">\n<div class=\"os-key-concepts\">\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165036763039\" class=\"key-concepts\">\n<h4 id=\"58005_copy_1\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.1<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Traveling Waves<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul id=\"fs-id1165036895715\">\n<li>A wave is a disturbance that moves from the point of origin with a wave velocity\u00a0<em>v<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>A wave has a wavelength\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2973-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57205\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57206\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57207\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57208\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57209\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bb<\/span><\/span>, which is the distance between adjacent identical parts of the wave. Wave velocity and wavelength are related to the wave\u2019s frequency and period by\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2974-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57210\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57211\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57212\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57213\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57214\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57215\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57216\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57217\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57218\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57219\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57220\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57221\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57222\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57223\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=\u03bbT=\u03bbf.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Mechanical waves are disturbances that move through a medium and are governed by Newton\u2019s laws.<\/li>\n<li>Electromagnetic waves are disturbances in the electric and magnetic fields, and do not require a medium.<\/li>\n<li>Matter waves are a central part of quantum mechanics and are associated with protons, electrons, neutrons, and other fundamental particles found in nature.<\/li>\n<li>A transverse wave has a disturbance perpendicular to the wave\u2019s direction of propagation, whereas a longitudinal wave has a disturbance parallel to its direction of propagation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165039256153\" class=\"key-concepts\">\n<h4 id=\"14837_copy_1\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.2<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Mathematics of Waves<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul id=\"fs-id1165039268436\">\n<li>A wave is an oscillation (of a physical quantity) that travels through a medium, accompanied by a transfer of energy. Energy transfers from one point to another in the direction of the wave motion. The particles of the medium oscillate up and down, back and forth, or both up and down and back and forth, around an equilibrium position.<\/li>\n<li>A snapshot of a sinusoidal wave at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2975-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57224\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57225\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57226\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57227\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57228\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57229\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57230\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57231\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57232\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57233\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0can be modeled as a function of position. Two examples of such functions are\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2976-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57234\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57235\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57236\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57237\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57238\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57239\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57240\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57241\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57242\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57243\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57244\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57245\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57246\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57247\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57248\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57249\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57250\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57251\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57252\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57253\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57254\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57255\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x)=Asin(kx+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2977-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57256\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57257\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57258\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57259\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57260\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57261\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57262\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57263\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57264\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57265\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57266\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57267\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57268\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57269\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57270\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57271\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57272\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57273\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57274\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57275\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57276\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57277\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57278\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x)=Acos(kx+\u03d5).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Given a function of a wave that is a snapshot of the wave, and is only a function of the position\u00a0<em>x<\/em>, the motion of the pulse or wave moving at a constant velocity can be modeled with the function, replacing\u00a0<em>x<\/em>\u00a0with\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2978-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57279\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57280\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57281\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57282\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57283\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57284\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57285\" class=\"mo\">\u2213<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57286\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57287\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x\u2213vt<\/span><\/span>. The minus sign is for motion in the positive direction and the plus sign for the negative direction.<\/li>\n<li>The wave function is given by\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2979-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57288\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57289\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57290\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57291\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57292\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57293\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57294\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57295\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57296\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57297\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57298\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57299\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57300\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57301\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57302\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57303\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57304\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57305\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57306\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57307\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57308\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57309\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57310\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57311\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57312\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57313\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57314\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57315\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0where\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2980-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57316\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57317\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57318\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57319\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57320\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57321\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57322\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57323\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57324\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57325\" class=\"mtext\">\/<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57326\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">k=2\u03c0\/\u03bb<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is defined as the wave number,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2981-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57327\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57328\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57329\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57330\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57331\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57332\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57333\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57334\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57335\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57336\" class=\"mtext\">\/<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57337\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03c9=2\u03c0\/T<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is the angular frequency, and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2982-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57338\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57339\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57340\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57341\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57342\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is the phase shift.<\/li>\n<li>The wave moves with a constant velocity\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2983-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57343\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57344\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57345\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57346\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57347\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57348\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57349\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57350\" class=\"mi\">w<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vw<\/span><\/span>, where the particles of the medium oscillate about an equilibrium position. The constant velocity of a wave can be found by\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2984-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57351\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57352\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57353\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57354\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57355\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57356\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57357\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57358\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57359\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57360\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57361\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57362\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57363\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57364\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57365\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=\u03bbT=\u03c9k.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165037906586\" class=\"key-concepts\">\n<h4 id=\"79282_copy_1\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.3<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Wave Speed on a Stretched String<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul id=\"fs-id1165036762836\">\n<li>The speed of a wave on a string depends on the linear density of the string and the tension in the string. The linear density is mass per unit length of the string.<\/li>\n<li>In general, the speed of a wave depends on the square root of the ratio of the elastic property to the inertial property of the medium.<\/li>\n<li>The speed of a wave through a fluid is equal to the square root of the ratio of the bulk modulus of the fluid to the density of the fluid.<\/li>\n<li>The speed of sound through air at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2985-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57366\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57367\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57368\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57369\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57370\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57371\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57372\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57373\" class=\"mn\">20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57374\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57375\" class=\"mtext\">C<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">T=20\u00b0C<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is approximately\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2986-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57376\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57377\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57378\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57379\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57380\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57381\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57382\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57383\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57384\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57385\" class=\"mn\">343.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57386\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57387\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57388\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vs=343.00m\/s.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165038293236\" class=\"key-concepts\">\n<h4 id=\"79629_copy_1\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.4<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Energy and Power of a Wave<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul id=\"fs-id1165038275525\">\n<li>The energy and power of a wave are proportional to the square of the amplitude of the wave and the square of the angular frequency of the wave.<\/li>\n<li>The time-averaged power of a sinusoidal wave on a string is found by\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2987-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57389\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57390\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57391\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57392\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57393\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57394\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57395\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57396\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57397\" class=\"mtext\">ave<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57398\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57399\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57400\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57401\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57402\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57403\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57404\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57405\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57406\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57407\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57408\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57409\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57410\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">Pave=12\u03bcA2\u03c92v,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0where\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2988-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57411\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57412\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57413\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57414\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57415\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is the linear mass density of the string,\u00a0<em>A<\/em>\u00a0is the amplitude of the wave,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2989-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57416\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57417\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57418\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57419\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57420\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03c9<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is the angular frequency of the wave, and\u00a0<em>v<\/em>\u00a0is the speed of the wave.<\/li>\n<li>Intensity is defined as the power divided by the area. In a spherical wave, the area is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2990-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57421\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57422\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57423\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57424\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57425\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57426\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57427\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57428\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57429\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57430\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57431\" class=\"mi\">r<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57432\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">A=4\u03c0r2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the intensity is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2991-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57433\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57434\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57435\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57436\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57437\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57438\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57439\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57440\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57441\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57442\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57443\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57444\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57445\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57446\" class=\"mi\">r<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57447\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57448\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">I=P4\u03c0r2.<\/span><\/span>As the wave moves out from a source, the energy is conserved, but the intensity decreases as the area increases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165039316915\" class=\"key-concepts\">\n<h4 id=\"17286_copy_1\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.5<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Interference of Waves<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul id=\"fs-id1165035610641\">\n<li>Superposition is the combination of two waves at the same location.<\/li>\n<li>Constructive interference occurs from the superposition of two identical waves that are in phase.<\/li>\n<li>Destructive interference occurs from the superposition of two identical waves that are\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2992-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57449\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57450\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57451\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57452\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57453\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57454\" class=\"mn\">180<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57455\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57456\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57457\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57458\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57459\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57460\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57461\" class=\"mtext\">radians<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57462\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">180\u00b0(\u03c0radians)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0out of phase.<\/li>\n<li>The wave that results from the superposition of two sine waves that differ only by a phase shift is a wave with an amplitude that depends on the value of the phase difference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165038043882\" class=\"key-concepts\">\n<h4 id=\"73246_copy_1\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.6<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Standing Waves and Resonance<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul id=\"fs-id1165036784072\">\n<li>A standing wave is the superposition of two waves which produces a wave that varies in amplitude but does not propagate.<\/li>\n<li>Nodes are points of no motion in standing waves.<\/li>\n<li>An antinode is the location of maximum amplitude of a standing wave.<\/li>\n<li>Normal modes of a wave on a string are the possible standing wave patterns. The lowest frequency that will produce a standing wave is known as the fundamental frequency. The higher frequencies which produce standing waves are called overtones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-review-conceptual-questions-container\">\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3><span class=\"os-text\">Conceptual Questions<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"os-review-conceptual-questions\">\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165037998696\" class=\"review-conceptual-questions\">\n<h4 id=\"58005_copy_2\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.1<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Traveling Waves<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038360678\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037986585\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038360678-solution\">1<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037156881\">Give one example of a transverse wave and one example of a longitudinal wave, being careful to note the relative directions of the disturbance and wave propagation in each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037085081\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038173082\"><span class=\"os-number\">2<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037948263\">A sinusoidal transverse wave has a wavelength of 2.80 m. It takes 0.10 s for a portion of the string at a position\u00a0<em>x<\/em>\u00a0to move from a maximum position of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2993-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57463\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57464\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57465\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57466\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57467\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57468\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57469\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57470\" class=\"mn\">0.03<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57471\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57472\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y=0.03m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to the equilibrium position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2994-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57473\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57474\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57475\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57476\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57477\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57478\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57479\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57480\" class=\"mn\">0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57481\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y=0.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the period, frequency, and wave speed of the wave?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037887824\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036750086\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037887824-solution\">3<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036895829\">What is the difference between propagation speed and the frequency of a mechanical wave? Does one or both affect wavelength? If so, how?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037179420\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036748303\"><span class=\"os-number\">4<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036750593\">Consider a stretched spring, such as a slinky. The stretched spring can support longitudinal waves and transverse waves. How can you produce transverse waves on the spring? How can you produce longitudinal waves on the spring?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036784667\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037167630\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036784667-solution\">5<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038305437\">Consider a wave produced on a stretched spring by holding one end and shaking it up and down. Does the wavelength depend on the distance you move your hand up and down?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038398497\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038016104\"><span class=\"os-number\">6<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038310342\">A sinusoidal, transverse wave is produced on a stretched spring, having a period\u00a0<em>T<\/em>. Each section of the spring moves perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave, in simple harmonic motion with an amplitude\u00a0<em>A<\/em>. Does each section oscillate with the same period as the wave or a different period? If the amplitude of the transverse wave were doubled but the period stays the same, would your answer be the same?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036830106\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036982642\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036830106-solution\">7<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037023231\">An electromagnetic wave, such as light, does not require a medium. Can you think of an example that would support this claim?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165039466319\" class=\"review-conceptual-questions\">\n<h4 id=\"14837_copy_2\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.2<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Mathematics of Waves<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039336729\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039336731\"><span class=\"os-number\">8<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039336733\">If you were to shake the end of a taut spring up and down 10 times a second, what would be the frequency and the period of the sinusoidal wave produced on the spring?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035735530\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039477547\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165035735530-solution\">9<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039477549\">If you shake the end of a stretched spring up and down with a frequency\u00a0<em>f<\/em>, you can produce a sinusoidal, transverse wave propagating down the spring. Does the wave number depend on the frequency you are shaking the spring?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039192038\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039192040\"><span class=\"os-number\">10<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039402577\">Does the vertical speed of a segment of a horizontal taut string through which a sinusoidal, transverse wave is propagating depend on the wave speed of the transverse wave?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039454134\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035758452\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039454134-solution\">11<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035758454\">In this section, we have considered waves that move at a constant wave speed. Does the medium accelerate?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038980537\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038980539\"><span class=\"os-number\">12<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038980541\">If you drop a pebble in a pond you may notice that several concentric ripples are produced, not just a single ripple. Why do you think that is?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165038355770\" class=\"review-conceptual-questions\">\n<h4 id=\"79282_copy_2\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.3<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Wave Speed on a Stretched String<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037200328\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037208675\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037200328-solution\">13<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037092873\">If the tension in a string were increased by a factor of four, by what factor would the wave speed of a wave on the string increase?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038363881\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036976324\"><span class=\"os-number\">14<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038335132\">Does a sound wave move faster in seawater or fresh water, if both the sea water and fresh water are at the same temperature and the sound wave moves near the surface?\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2995-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57482\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57483\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57484\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57485\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57486\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57487\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57488\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57489\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57490\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57491\" class=\"mi\">\u03c1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57492\" class=\"mtext\">w<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57493\" class=\"mo\">\u2248<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57494\" class=\"mn\">1000<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57495\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57496\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57497\" class=\"mtext\">kg<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57498\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57499\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57500\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57501\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57502\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57503\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57504\" class=\"mi\">\u03c1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57505\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57506\" class=\"mo\">\u2248<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57507\" class=\"mn\">1030<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57508\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57509\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57510\" class=\"mtext\">kg<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57511\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57512\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57513\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57514\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57515\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57516\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57517\" class=\"mi\">B<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57518\" class=\"mtext\">w<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57519\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57520\" class=\"mn\">2.15<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57521\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57522\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57523\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57524\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57525\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57526\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57527\" class=\"mn\">9<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57528\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57529\" class=\"mtext\">Pa<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57530\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(\u03c1w\u22481000kgm3,\u03c1s\u22481030kgm3,Bw=2.15\u00d7109Pa,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2996-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57531\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57532\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57533\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57534\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57535\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57536\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57537\" class=\"mi\">B<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57538\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57539\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57540\" class=\"mn\">2.34<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57541\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57542\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57543\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57544\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57545\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57546\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57547\" class=\"mn\">9<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57548\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57549\" class=\"mtext\">Pa<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57550\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">Bs=2.34\u00d7109Pa)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037047495\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038040808\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037047495-solution\">15<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036851824\">Guitars have strings of different linear mass density. If the lowest density string and the highest density string are under the same tension, which string would support waves with the higher wave speed?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038308633\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036893068\"><span class=\"os-number\">16<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037903963\">Shown below are three waves that were sent down a string at different times. The tension in the string remains constant. (a) Rank the waves from the smallest wavelength to the largest wavelength. (b) Rank the waves from the lowest frequency to the highest frequency.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1165037007256\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"94083\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/4c3ab074b370a36b8b8ff20778db171879446188\" alt=\"Figure shows three waves labeled A, B and C on the same graph. All have their equilibrium positions on the x axis. Wave A has amplitude of 4 units. It has crests at x = 1.5 and x = 7.5. Wave B has amplitude of 3 units. It has a crest at x = 2 and a trough at x = 6. Wave C has amplitude of 2 units. It has crests at x = 1 and x = 5.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038359957\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038304424\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038359957-solution\">17<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038024034\">Electrical power lines connected by two utility poles are sometimes heard to hum when driven into oscillation by the wind. The speed of the waves on the power lines depend on the tension. What provides the tension in the power lines?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038381996\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036972849\"><span class=\"os-number\">18<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038303354\">Two strings, one with a low mass density and one with a high linear density are spliced together. The higher density end is tied to a lab post and a student holds the free end of the low-mass density string. The student gives the string a flip and sends a pulse down the strings. If the tension is the same in both strings, does the pulse travel at the same wave velocity in both strings? If not, where does it travel faster, in the low density string or the high density string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165037228019\" class=\"review-conceptual-questions\">\n<h4 id=\"79629_copy_2\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.4<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Energy and Power of a Wave<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038369402\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037000075\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038369402-solution\">19<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037264233\">Consider a string with under tension with a constant linear mass density. A sinusoidal wave with an angular frequency and amplitude produced by some external driving force. If the frequency of the driving force is decreased to half of the original frequency, how is the time-averaged power of the wave affected? If the amplitude of the driving force is decreased by half, how is the time-averaged power affected? Explain your answer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037968749\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037202300\"><span class=\"os-number\">20<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038050998\">Circular water waves decrease in amplitude as they move away from where a rock is dropped. Explain why.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037010931\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036789240\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037010931-solution\">21<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037161086\">In a transverse wave on a string, the motion of the string is perpendicular to the motion of the wave. If this is so, how is possible to move energy along the length of the string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037123440\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036982568\"><span class=\"os-number\">22<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037982647\">The energy from the sun warms the portion of the earth facing the sun during the daylight hours. Why are the North and South Poles cold while the equator is quite warm?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036794104\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037854673\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036794104-solution\">23<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037923490\">The intensity of a spherical waves decreases as the wave moves away from the source. If the intensity of the wave at the source is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2997-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57551\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57552\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57553\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57554\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57555\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57556\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57557\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57558\" class=\"mn\">0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57559\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">I0,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0how far from the source will the intensity decrease by a factor of nine?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165039111257\" class=\"review-conceptual-questions\">\n<h4 id=\"17286_copy_2\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.5<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Interference of Waves<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039247989\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039082163\"><span class=\"os-number\">24<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039329166\">An incident sinusoidal wave is sent along a string that is fixed to the wall with a wave speed of\u00a0<em>v<\/em>. The wave reflects off the end of the string. Describe the reflected wave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039065964\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035668981\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039065964-solution\">25<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039120230\">A string of a length of 2.00 m with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2998-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57560\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57561\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57562\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57563\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57564\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57565\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57566\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57567\" class=\"mn\">0.006<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57568\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57569\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.006kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is attached to the end of a 2.00-m-long string with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-2999-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57570\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57571\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57572\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57573\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57574\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57575\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57576\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57577\" class=\"mn\">0.012<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57578\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57579\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57580\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.012kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The free end of the higher-density string is fixed to the wall, and a student holds the free end of the low-density string, keeping the tension constant in both strings. The student sends a pulse down the string. Describe what happens at the interface between the two strings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039028481\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039124152\"><span class=\"os-number\">26<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035705153\">A long, tight spring is held by two students, one student holding each end. Each student gives the end a flip sending one wavelength of a sinusoidal wave down the spring in opposite directions. When the waves meet in the middle, what does the wave look like?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038968973\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039112557\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038968973-solution\">27<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039082745\">Many of the topics discussed in this chapter are useful beyond the topics of mechanical waves. It is hard to conceive of a mechanical wave with sharp corners, but you could encounter such a wave form in your digital electronics class, as shown below. This could be a signal from a device known as an analog to digital converter, in which a continuous voltage signal is converted into a discrete signal or a digital recording of sound. What is the result of the superposition of the two signals?<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1165039461839\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"77240\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/fe902175f955664677421ef0661609ce4a480cda\" alt=\"Figure a shows the graph of a red wave with sharp corners. The y value is 0 at x=0. At x=3, the y value rises to 2 and stays constant till x=5. Here, it rises to 3 and stays constant till x=8. Here, it dips down to -2 and stays constant till x=9. Here it rises to 0 and stays constant. Figure b shows the graph of a blue wave with sharp corners. The y value is 0 at x=0. At x=3, the y value rises to 2 and stays constant till x=7. Here it dips to -1 and stays constant till x=9. Here it rises to 0 and stays constant.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039046669\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039296689\"><span class=\"os-number\">28<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035700930\">A string of a constant linear mass density is held taut by two students, each holding one end. The tension in the string is constant. The students each send waves down the string by wiggling the string. (a) Is it possible for the waves to have different wave speeds? (b) Is it possible for the waves to have different frequencies? (c) Is it possible for the waves to have different wavelengths?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165037225296\" class=\"review-conceptual-questions\">\n<h4 id=\"73246_copy_2\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.6<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Standing Waves and Resonance<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036846518\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038357030\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036846518-solution\">29<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037230223\">A truck manufacturer finds that a strut in the engine is failing prematurely. A sound engineer determines that the strut resonates at the frequency of the engine and suspects that this could be the problem. What are two possible characteristics of the strut can be modified to correct the problem?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037182974\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036850360\"><span class=\"os-number\">30<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037269924\">Why do roofs of gymnasiums and churches seem to fail more than family homes when an earthquake occurs?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038043490\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037064783\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038043490-solution\">31<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036899037\">Wine glasses can be set into resonance by moistening your finger and rubbing it around the rim of the glass. Why?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037215795\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036761250\"><span class=\"os-number\">32<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038220074\">Air conditioning units are sometimes placed on the roof of homes in the city. Occasionally, the air conditioners cause an undesirable hum throughout the upper floors of the homes. Why does this happen? What can be done to reduce the hum?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036967502\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037169157\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036967502-solution\">33<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037233270\">Consider a standing wave modeled as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3000-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57581\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57582\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57583\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57584\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57585\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57586\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57587\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57588\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57589\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57590\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57591\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57592\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57593\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57594\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57595\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57596\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57597\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57598\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57599\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57600\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57601\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57602\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57603\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57604\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57605\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57606\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57607\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57608\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57609\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57610\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57611\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57612\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57613\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57614\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57615\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57616\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57617\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57618\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57619\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57620\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57621\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57622\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57623\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57624\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57625\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=4.00cmsin(3m\u22121x)cos(4s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Is there a node or an antinode at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3001-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57626\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57627\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57628\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57629\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57630\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57631\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57632\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57633\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57634\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57635\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57636\" class=\"mo\">?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.00m?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What about a standing wave modeled as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3002-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57637\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57638\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57639\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57640\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57641\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57642\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57643\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57644\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57645\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57646\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57647\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57648\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57649\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57650\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57651\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57652\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57653\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57654\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57655\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57656\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57657\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57658\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57659\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57660\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57661\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57662\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57663\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57664\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57665\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57666\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57667\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57668\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57669\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57670\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57671\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57672\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57673\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57674\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57675\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57676\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57677\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57678\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57679\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57680\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57681\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57682\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57683\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57684\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57685\" class=\"mo\">?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=4.00cmsin(3m\u22121x+\u03c02)cos(4s\u22121t)?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Is there a node or an antinode at the\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3003-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57686\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57687\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57688\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57689\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57690\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57691\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57692\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57693\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57694\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57695\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.00m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0position?<span style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-review-problems-container\">\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-body\">\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"os-eoc os-chapter-review-container\">\n<div class=\"os-review-problems-container\">\n<h3><span class=\"os-text\">Problems<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"os-review-problems\">\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165037977280\" class=\"review-problems\">\n<h4 id=\"58005_copy_3\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.1<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Traveling Waves<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036779780\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038028003\"><span class=\"os-number\">34<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038020972\">Storms in the South Pacific can create waves that travel all the way to the California coast, 12,000 km away. How long does it take them to travel this distance if they travel at 15.0 m\/s?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038022101\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037085025\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038022101-solution\">35<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037222560\">Waves on a swimming pool propagate at 0.75 m\/s. You splash the water at one end of the pool and observe the wave go to the opposite end, reflect, and return in 30.00 s. How far away is the other end of the pool?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id11650368518240\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038021043\"><span class=\"os-number\">36<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038292506\">Wind gusts create ripples on the ocean that have a wavelength of 5.00 cm and propagate at 2.00 m\/s. What is their frequency?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038164771\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038187210\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038164771-solution\">37<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038017838\">How many times a minute does a boat bob up and down on ocean waves that have a wavelength of 40.0 m and a propagation speed of 5.00 m\/s?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037078744\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id11650369763240\"><span class=\"os-number\">38<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038218353\">Scouts at a camp shake the rope bridge they have just crossed and observe the wave crests to be 8.00 m apart. If they shake the bridge twice per second, what is the propagation speed of the waves?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037166299\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037843649\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037166299-solution\">39<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036751412\">What is the wavelength of the waves you create in a swimming pool if you splash your hand at a rate of 2.00 Hz and the waves propagate at a wave speed of 0.800 m\/s?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036900347\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038026096\"><span class=\"os-number\">40<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038343783\">What is the wavelength of an earthquake that shakes you with a frequency of 10.0 Hz and gets to another city 84.0 km away in 12.0 s?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037987064\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038022158\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037987064-solution\">41<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037981655\">Radio waves transmitted through empty space at the speed of light\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3004-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57696\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57697\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57698\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57699\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57700\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57701\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57702\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57703\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57704\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57705\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57706\" class=\"mi\">c<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57707\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57708\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57709\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57710\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57711\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57712\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57713\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57714\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57715\" class=\"mn\">8<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57716\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57717\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57718\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(v=c=3.00\u00d7108m\/s)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0by the\u00a0<em>Voyager<\/em>spacecraft have a wavelength of 0.120 m. What is their frequency?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038172780\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038204044\"><span class=\"os-number\">42<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036846606\">Your ear is capable of differentiating sounds that arrive at each ear just 0.34 ms apart, which is useful in determining where low frequency sound is originating from. (a) Suppose a low-frequency sound source is placed to the right of a person, whose ears are approximately 18 cm apart, and the speed of sound generated is 340 m\/s. How long is the interval between when the sound arrives at the right ear and the sound arrives at the left ear? (b) Assume the same person was scuba diving and a low-frequency sound source was to the right of the scuba diver. How long is the interval between when the sound arrives at the right ear and the sound arrives at the left ear, if the speed of sound in water is 1500 m\/s? (c) What is significant about the time interval of the two situations?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037063876\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038036832\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037063876-solution\">43<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037058629\">(a) Seismographs measure the arrival times of earthquakes with a precision of 0.100 s. To get the distance to the epicenter of the quake, geologists compare the arrival times of S- and P-waves, which travel at different speeds. If S- and P-waves travel at 4.00 and 7.20 km\/s, respectively, in the region considered, how precisely can the distance to the source of the earthquake be determined? (b) Seismic waves from underground detonations of nuclear bombs can be used to locate the test site and detect violations of test bans. Discuss whether your answer to (a) implies a serious limit to such detection. (Note also that the uncertainty is greater if there is an uncertainty in the propagation speeds of the S- and P-waves.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038248254\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036794759\"><span class=\"os-number\">44<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038283122\">A Girl Scout is taking a 10.00-km hike to earn a merit badge. While on the hike, she sees a cliff some distance away. She wishes to estimate the time required to walk to the cliff. She knows that the speed of sound is approximately 343 meters per second. She yells and finds that the echo returns after approximately 2.00 seconds. If she can hike 1.00 km in 10 minutes, how long would it take her to reach the cliff?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037155283\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037901026\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037155283-solution\">45<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038249425\">A quality assurance engineer at a frying pan company is asked to qualify a new line of nonstick-coated frying pans. The coating needs to be 1.00 mm thick. One method to test the thickness is for the engineer to pick a percentage of the pans manufactured, strip off the coating, and measure the thickness using a micrometer. This method is a destructive testing method. Instead, the engineer decides that every frying pan will be tested using a nondestructive method. An ultrasonic transducer is used that produces sound waves with a frequency of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3005-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57719\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57720\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57721\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57722\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57723\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57724\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57725\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57726\" class=\"mn\">25<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57727\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57728\" class=\"mtext\">kHz<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57729\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">f=25kHz.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The sound waves are sent through the coating and are reflected by the interface between the coating and the metal pan, and the time is recorded. The wavelength of the ultrasonic waves in the coating is 0.076 m. What should be the time recorded if the coating is the correct thickness (1.00 mm)?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165039110937\" class=\"review-problems\">\n<h4 id=\"14837_copy_3\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.2<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Mathematics of Waves<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035616837\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035616839\"><span class=\"os-number\">46<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038995379\">A pulse can be described as a single wave disturbance that moves through a medium. Consider a pulse that is defined at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3006-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57730\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57731\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57732\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57733\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57734\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57735\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57736\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57737\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57738\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57739\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0by the equation\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3007-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57740\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57741\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57742\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57743\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57744\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57745\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57746\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57747\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57748\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57749\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57750\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57751\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57752\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57753\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57754\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57755\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57756\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57757\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57758\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57759\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57760\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57761\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57762\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57763\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57764\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57765\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57766\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57767\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x)=6.00m3x2+2.00m2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0centered around\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3008-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57768\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57769\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57770\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57771\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57772\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57773\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57774\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57775\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57776\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57777\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57778\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.00m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The pulse moves with a velocity of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3009-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57779\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57780\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57781\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57782\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57783\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57784\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57785\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57786\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57787\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57788\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=3.00m\/s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction. (a) What is the amplitude of the pulse? (b) What is the equation of the pulse as a function of position and time? (c) Where is the pulse centered at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3010-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57789\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57790\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57791\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57792\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57793\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57794\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57795\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57796\" class=\"mn\">5.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57797\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57798\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=5.00s<\/span><\/span>?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039384356\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039384358\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039384356-solution\">47<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039384360\">A transverse wave on a string is modeled with the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3011-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57799\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57800\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57801\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57802\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57803\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57804\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57805\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57806\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57807\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57808\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57809\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57810\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57811\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57812\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57813\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57814\" class=\"mn\">0.20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57815\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57816\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57817\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57818\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57819\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57820\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57821\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57822\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57823\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57824\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57825\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57826\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57827\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57828\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57829\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57830\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57831\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57832\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57833\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57834\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57835\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57836\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57837\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57838\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57839\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57840\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57841\" class=\"mn\">16<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57842\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57843\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=(0.20cm)sin(2.00m\u22121x\u22123.00s\u22121t+\u03c016).<\/span><\/span>What is the height of the string with respect to the equilibrium position at a position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3012-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57844\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57845\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57846\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57847\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57848\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57849\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57850\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57851\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57852\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57853\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=4.00m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3013-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57854\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57855\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57856\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57857\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57858\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57859\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57860\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57861\" class=\"mn\">10.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57862\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57863\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57864\" class=\"mo\">?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=10.00s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039433348\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039433350\"><span class=\"os-number\">48<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039433352\">Consider the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3014-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57865\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57866\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57867\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57868\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57869\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57870\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57871\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57872\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57873\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57874\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57875\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57876\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57877\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57878\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57879\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57880\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57881\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57882\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57883\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57884\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57885\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57886\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57887\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57888\" class=\"mn\">0.4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57889\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57890\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57891\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57892\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57893\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57894\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57895\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57896\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57897\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57898\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57899\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57900\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57901\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57902\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57903\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57904\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57905\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57906\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57907\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57908\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57909\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=(3.00cm)sin(0.4m\u22121x+2.00s\u22121t+\u03c010).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the period, wavelength, speed, and initial phase shift of the wave modeled by the wave function?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039276643\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039276645\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039276643-solution\">49<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039276648\">A pulse is defined as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3015-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57910\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57911\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57912\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57913\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57914\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57915\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57916\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57917\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57918\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57919\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57920\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57921\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57922\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57923\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57924\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57925\" class=\"mi\">e<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57926\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57927\" class=\"mn\">\u22122.77<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57928\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57929\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57930\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57931\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57932\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57933\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57934\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57935\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57936\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57937\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57938\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57939\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57940\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57941\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57942\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57943\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57944\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57945\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57946\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57947\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57948\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57949\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57950\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57951\" class=\"mn\">5.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57952\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57953\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57954\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57955\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57956\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=e\u22122.77(2.00(x\u22122.00m\/s(t))5.00m)2.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Use a spreadsheet, or other computer program, to plot the pulse as the height of medium\u00a0<em>y<\/em>\u00a0as a function of position\u00a0<em>x<\/em>. Plot the pulse at times\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3016-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57957\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57958\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57959\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57960\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57961\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57962\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57963\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57964\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57965\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57966\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3017-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57967\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57968\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57969\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57970\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57971\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57972\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57973\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57974\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57975\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57976\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=3.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on the same graph. Where is the pulse centered at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3018-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57977\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57978\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57979\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57980\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57981\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57982\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57983\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57984\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57985\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57986\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=3.00s<\/span><\/span>? Use your spreadsheet to check your answer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039000657\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039000660\"><span class=\"os-number\">50<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039305828\">A wave is modeled at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3019-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57987\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57988\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57989\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57990\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57991\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57992\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57993\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57994\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57995\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57996\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0with a wave function that depends on position. The equation is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3020-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57997\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57998\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-57999\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58000\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58001\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58002\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58003\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58004\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58005\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58006\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58007\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58008\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58009\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58010\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58011\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58012\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58013\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58014\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58015\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58016\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58017\" class=\"mn\">6.28<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58018\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58019\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58020\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58021\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58022\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58023\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58024\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x)=(0.30m)sin(6.28m\u22121x)<\/span><\/span>. The wave travels a distance of 4.00 meters in 0.50 s in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction. Write an equation for the wave as a function of position and time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039421278\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039421280\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039421278-solution\">51<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039421282\">A wave is modeled with the function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3021-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58025\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58026\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58027\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58028\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58029\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58030\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58031\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58032\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58033\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58034\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58035\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58036\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58037\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58038\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58039\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58040\" class=\"mn\">0.25<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58041\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58042\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58043\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58044\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58045\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58046\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58047\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58048\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58049\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58050\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58051\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58052\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58053\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58054\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58055\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58056\" class=\"mn\">0.90<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58057\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58058\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58059\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58060\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58061\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58062\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58063\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58064\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58065\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58066\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58067\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58068\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=(0.25m)cos(0.30m\u22121x\u22120.90s\u22121t+\u03c03).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Find the (a) amplitude, (b) wave number, (c) angular frequency, (d) wave speed, (e) phase shift, (f) wavelength, and (g) period of the wave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039242809\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039242811\"><span class=\"os-number\">52<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039242813\">A surface ocean wave has an amplitude of 0.60 m and the distance from trough to trough is 8.00 m. It moves at a constant wave speed of 1.50 m\/s propagating in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction. At\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3022-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58069\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58070\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58071\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58072\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58073\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58074\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58075\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58076\" class=\"mn\">0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58077\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the water displacement at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3023-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58078\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58079\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58080\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58081\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58082\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58083\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58084\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58085\" class=\"mn\">0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is zero, and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3024-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58086\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58087\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58088\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58089\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58090\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58091\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58092\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58093\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vy<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is positive. (a) Assuming the wave can be modeled as a sine wave, write a wave function to model the wave. (b) Use a spreadsheet to plot the wave function at times\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3025-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58094\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58095\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58096\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58097\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58098\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58099\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58100\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58101\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58102\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58103\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3026-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58104\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58105\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58106\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58107\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58108\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58109\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58110\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58111\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58112\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58113\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=2.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on the same graph. Verify that the wave moves 3.00 m in those 2.00 s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035726297\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035726299\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165035726297-solution\">53<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035726301\">A wave is modeled by the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3027-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58114\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58115\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58116\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58117\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58118\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58119\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58120\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58121\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58122\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58123\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58124\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58125\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58126\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58127\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58128\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58129\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58130\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58131\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58132\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58133\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58134\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58135\" class=\"mo\">[<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58136\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58137\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58138\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58139\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58140\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58141\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58142\" class=\"mn\">4.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58143\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58144\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58145\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58146\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58147\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58148\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58149\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58150\" class=\"mn\">18.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58151\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58152\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58153\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58154\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58155\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58156\" class=\"mo\">]<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58157\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=(0.30m)sin[2\u03c04.50m(x\u221218.00mst)].<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the amplitude, wavelength, wave speed, period, and frequency of the wave?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035655419\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035655421\"><span class=\"os-number\">54<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039100248\">A transverse wave on a string is described with the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3028-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58158\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58159\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58160\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58161\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58162\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58163\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58164\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58165\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58166\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58167\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58168\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58169\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58170\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58171\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58172\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58173\" class=\"mn\">0.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58174\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58175\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58176\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58177\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58178\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58179\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58180\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58181\" class=\"mn\">1.57<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58182\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58183\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58184\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58185\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58186\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58187\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58188\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58189\" class=\"mn\">6.28<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58190\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58191\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58192\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58193\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58194\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58195\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58196\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=(0.50cm)sin(1.57m\u22121x\u22126.28s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>. (a) What is the wave velocity of the wave? (b) What is the magnitude of the maximum velocity of the string perpendicular to the direction of the motion?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035651437\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035651439\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165035651437-solution\">55<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035651441\">A swimmer in the ocean observes one day that the ocean surface waves are periodic and resemble a sine wave. The swimmer estimates that the vertical distance between the crest and the trough of each wave is approximately 0.45 m, and the distance between each crest is approximately 1.8 m. The swimmer counts that 12 waves pass every two minutes. Determine the simple harmonic wave function that would describes these waves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039414799\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039414801\"><span class=\"os-number\">56<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039414803\">Consider a wave described by the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3029-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58197\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58198\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58199\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58200\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58201\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58202\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58203\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58204\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58205\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58206\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58207\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58208\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58209\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58210\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58211\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58212\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58213\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58214\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58215\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58216\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58217\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58218\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58219\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58220\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58221\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58222\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58223\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58224\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58225\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58226\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58227\" class=\"mn\">628.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58228\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58229\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58230\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58231\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58232\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58233\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58234\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58235\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.3msin(2.00m\u22121x\u2212628.00s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a) How many crests pass by an observer at a fixed location in 2.00 minutes? (b) How far has the wave traveled in that time?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039464692\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039464694\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039464692-solution\">57<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039464696\">Consider two waves defined by the wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3030-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58236\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58237\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58238\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58239\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58240\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58241\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58242\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58243\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58244\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58245\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58246\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58247\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58248\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58249\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58250\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58251\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58252\" class=\"mn\">0.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58253\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58254\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58255\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58256\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58257\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58258\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58259\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58260\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58261\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58262\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58263\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58264\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58265\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58266\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58267\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58268\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58269\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58270\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58271\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58272\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58273\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58274\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58275\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58276\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58277\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58278\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58279\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=0.50msin(2\u03c03.00mx+2\u03c04.00st)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3031-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58280\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58281\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58282\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58283\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58284\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58285\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58286\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58287\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58288\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58289\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58290\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58291\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58292\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58293\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58294\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58295\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58296\" class=\"mn\">0.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58297\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58298\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58299\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58300\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58301\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58302\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58303\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58304\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58305\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58306\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58307\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58308\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58309\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58310\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58311\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58312\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58313\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58314\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58315\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58316\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58317\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58318\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58319\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58320\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58321\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58322\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58323\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58324\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=0.50msin(2\u03c06.00mx\u22122\u03c04.00st).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the similarities and differences between the two waves?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039385725\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039385727\"><span class=\"os-number\">58<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039385730\">Consider two waves defined by the wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3032-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58325\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58326\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58327\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58328\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58329\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58330\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58331\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58332\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58333\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58334\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58335\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58336\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58337\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58338\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58339\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58340\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58341\" class=\"mn\">0.20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58342\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58343\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58344\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58345\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58346\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58347\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58348\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58349\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58350\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58351\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58352\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58353\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58354\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58355\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58356\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58357\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58358\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58359\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58360\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58361\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58362\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58363\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58364\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58365\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58366\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58367\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58368\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=0.20msin(2\u03c06.00mx\u22122\u03c04.00st)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3033-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58369\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58370\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58371\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58372\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58373\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58374\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58375\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58376\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58377\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58378\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58379\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58380\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58381\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58382\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58383\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58384\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58385\" class=\"mn\">0.20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58386\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58387\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58388\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58389\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58390\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58391\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58392\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58393\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58394\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58395\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58396\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58397\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58398\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58399\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58400\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58401\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58402\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58403\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58404\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58405\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58406\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58407\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58408\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58409\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58410\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58411\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58412\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58413\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=0.20mcos(2\u03c06.00mx\u22122\u03c04.00st).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the similarities and differences between the two waves?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039302243\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039316844\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039302243-solution\">59<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039316846\">The speed of a transverse wave on a string is 300.00 m\/s, its wavelength is 0.50 m, and the amplitude is 20.00 cm. How much time is required for a particle on the string to move through a distance of 5.00 km?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165038051297\" class=\"review-problems\">\n<h4 id=\"79282_copy_3\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.3<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Wave Speed on a Stretched String<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038042319\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037170312\"><span class=\"os-number\">60<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036785074\">Transverse waves are sent along a 5.00-m-long string with a speed of 30.00 m\/s. The string is under a tension of 10.00 N. What is the mass of the string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038340395\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038052094\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038340395-solution\">61<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037078750\">A copper wire has a density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3034-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58414\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58415\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58416\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58417\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58418\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58419\" class=\"mi\">\u03c1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58420\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58421\" class=\"mn\">8920<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58422\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58423\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58424\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58425\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58426\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58427\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03c1=8920kg\/m3,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0a radius of 1.20 mm, and a length\u00a0<em>L<\/em>. The wire is held under a tension of 10.00 N. Transverse waves are sent down the wire. (a) What is the linear mass density of the wire? (b) What is the speed of the waves through the wire?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id11650379826470\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037924764\"><span class=\"os-number\">62<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037954784\">A piano wire has a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3035-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58428\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58429\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58430\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58431\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58432\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58433\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58434\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58435\" class=\"mn\">4.95<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58436\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58437\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58438\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58439\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58440\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58441\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58442\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58443\" class=\"mn\">\u22123<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58444\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58445\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58446\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=4.95\u00d710\u22123kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Under what tension must the string be kept to produce waves with a wave speed of 500.00 m\/s?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036850783\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037159822\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036850783-solution\">63<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038003627\">A string with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3036-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58447\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58448\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58449\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58450\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58451\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58452\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58453\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58454\" class=\"mn\">0.0060<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58455\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58456\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.0060kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is tied to the ceiling. A 20-kg mass is tied to the free end of the string. The string is plucked, sending a pulse down the string. Estimate the speed of the pulse as it moves down the string.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037882706\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036750131\"><span class=\"os-number\">64<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037857365\">A cord has a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3037-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58457\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58458\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58459\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58460\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58461\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58462\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58463\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58464\" class=\"mn\">0.0075<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58465\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58466\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.0075kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a length of three meters. The cord is plucked and it takes 0.20 s for the pulse to reach the end of the string. What is the tension of the string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id11650380368320\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037165216\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038036832-solution\">65<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037047853\">A string is 3.00 m long with a mass of 5.00 g. The string is held taut with a tension of 500.00 N applied to the string. A pulse is sent down the string. How long does it take the pulse to travel the 3.00 m of the string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037885509\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037901027\"><span class=\"os-number\">66<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037170145\">Two strings are attached to poles, however the first string is twice as long as the second. If both strings have the same tension and mu, what is the ratio of the speed of the pulse of the wave from the first string to the second string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038046577\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038202236\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038046577-solution\">67<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037986015\">Two strings are attached to poles, however the first string is twice the linear mass density mu of the second. If both strings have the same tension, what is the ratio of the speed of the pulse of the wave from the first string to the second string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037012980\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037027209\"><span class=\"os-number\">68<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037185497\">Transverse waves travel through a string where the tension equals 7.00 N with a speed of 20.00 m\/s. What tension would be required for a wave speed of 25.00 m\/s?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037261233\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037261308\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037261233-solution\">69<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037261332\">Two strings are attached between two poles separated by a distance of 2.00 m as shown below, both under the same tension of 600.00 N. String 1 has a linear density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3038-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58467\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58468\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58469\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58470\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58471\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58472\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58473\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58474\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58475\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58476\" class=\"mn\">0.0025<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58477\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58478\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc1=0.0025kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and string 2 has a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3039-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58479\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58480\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58481\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58482\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58483\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58484\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58485\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58486\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58487\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58488\" class=\"mn\">0.0035<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58489\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58490\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58491\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc2=0.0035kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Transverse wave pulses are generated simultaneously at opposite ends of the strings. How much time passes before the pulses pass one another?<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1165036986139\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"19998\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/ef7f6a5a6d6e17e5d9e331e162313d11bc47c04c\" alt=\"Figure shows two strings attached between two poles. A wave propagates from left to right in the top string with velocity v subscript w1. A wave propagates from right to left in the bottom string with velocity v subscript w2.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036762981\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037201354\"><span class=\"os-number\">70<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038017221\">Two strings are attached between two poles separated by a distance of 2.00 meters as shown in the preceding figure, both strings have a linear density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3040-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58492\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58493\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58494\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58495\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58496\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58497\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58498\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58499\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58500\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58501\" class=\"mn\">0.0025<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58502\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58503\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58504\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc1=0.0025kg\/m,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the tension in string 1 is 600.00 N and the tension in string 2 is 700.00 N. Transverse wave pulses are generated simultaneously at opposite ends of the strings. How much time passes before the pulses pass one another?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037222053\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037170617\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037222053-solution\">71<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037226860\">The note\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3041-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58505\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58506\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58507\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58508\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58509\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58510\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58511\" class=\"mi\">E<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58512\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">E4<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is played on a piano and has a frequency of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3042-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58513\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58514\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58515\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58516\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58517\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58518\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58519\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58520\" class=\"mn\">393.88<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58521\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">f=393.88.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0If the linear mass density of this string of the piano is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3043-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58522\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58523\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58524\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58525\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58526\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58527\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58528\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58529\" class=\"mn\">0.012<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58530\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58531\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.012kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the string is under a tension of 1000.00 N, what is the speed of the wave on the string and the wavelength of the wave?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037000082\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037178568\"><span class=\"os-number\">72<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037161681\">Two transverse waves travel through a taut string. The speed of each wave is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3044-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58532\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58533\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58534\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58535\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58536\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58537\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58538\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58539\" class=\"mn\">30.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58540\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58541\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58542\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=30.00m\/s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0A plot of the vertical position as a function of the horizontal position is shown below for the time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3045-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58543\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58544\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58545\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58546\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58547\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58548\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58549\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58550\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58551\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58552\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58553\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a) What is the wavelength of each wave? (b) What is the frequency of each wave? (c) What is the maximum vertical speed of each string?<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1165037092975\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"80347\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/59d15fb286e55b6c0ed46e742d7476742454a78c\" alt=\"Two transverse waves are shown on a graph. The first one is labeled y1 parentheses x, t. Its y value varies from -3 m to 3 m. It has crests at x equal to 5 m and 15 m. The second wave is labeled y2 parentheses x, t. Its y value varies from -2 to 2. It has crests at x equal to 3 m, 9 m and 15 m.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037227068\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037045421\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037227068-solution\">73<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036984974\">A sinusoidal wave travels down a taut, horizontal string with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3046-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58554\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58555\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58556\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58557\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58558\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58559\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58560\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58561\" class=\"mn\">0.060<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58562\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58563\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.060kg\/m<\/span><\/span>. The maximum vertical speed of the wave is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3047-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58564\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58565\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58566\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58567\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58568\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58569\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58570\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58571\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58572\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58573\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58574\" class=\"mtext\">max<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58575\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58576\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58577\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58578\" class=\"mtext\">cm\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58579\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vymax=0.30cm\/s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The wave is modeled with the wave equation\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3048-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58580\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58581\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58582\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58583\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58584\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58585\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58586\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58587\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58588\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58589\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58590\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58591\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58592\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58593\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58594\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58595\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58596\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58597\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58598\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58599\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58600\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58601\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58602\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58603\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58604\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58605\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58606\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58607\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58608\" class=\"mn\">24.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58609\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58610\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58611\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58612\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58613\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58614\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58615\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58616\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=Asin(6.00m\u22121x\u221224.00s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a) What is the amplitude of the wave? (b) What is the tension in the string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036826746\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037075914\"><span class=\"os-number\">74<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037048435\">The speed of a transverse wave on a string is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3049-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58617\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58618\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58619\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58620\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58621\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58622\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58623\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58624\" class=\"mn\">60.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58625\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58626\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=60.00m\/s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the tension in the string is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3050-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58627\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58628\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58629\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58630\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58631\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58632\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58633\" class=\"mi\">F<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58634\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58635\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58636\" class=\"mn\">100.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58637\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58638\" class=\"mtext\">N<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">FT=100.00N<\/span><\/span>. What must the tension be to increase the speed of the wave to\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3051-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58639\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58640\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58641\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58642\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58643\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58644\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58645\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58646\" class=\"mn\">120.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58647\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58648\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=120.00m\/s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165038036831\" class=\"review-problems\">\n<h4 id=\"79629_copy_3\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.4<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Energy and Power of a Wave<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038238585\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038237595\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038238585-solution\">75<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037177935\">A string of length 5 m and a mass of 90 g is held under a tension of 100 N. A wave travels down the string that is modeled as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3052-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58649\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58650\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58651\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58652\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58653\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58654\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58655\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58656\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58657\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58658\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58659\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58660\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58661\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58662\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58663\" class=\"mn\">0.01<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58664\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58665\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58666\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58667\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58668\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58669\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58670\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58671\" class=\"mn\">0.40<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58672\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58673\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58674\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58675\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58676\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58677\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58678\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58679\" class=\"mn\">1170.12<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58680\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58681\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58682\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58683\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58684\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58685\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58686\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.01msin(0.40m\u22121x\u22121170.12s\u22121).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the power over one wavelength?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036974176\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037061802\"><span class=\"os-number\">76<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id11650378827060\">Ultrasound of intensity\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3053-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58687\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58688\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58689\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58690\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58691\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58692\" class=\"mn\">1.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58693\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58694\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58695\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58696\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58697\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58698\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58699\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58700\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58701\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58702\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58703\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58704\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">1.50\u00d7102W\/m2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is produced by the rectangular head of a medical imaging device measuring 3.00 cm by 5.00 cm. What is its power output?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037183568\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037171895\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037183568-solution\">77<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037145633\">The low-frequency speaker of a stereo set has a surface area of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3054-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58705\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58706\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58707\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58708\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58709\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58710\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58711\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58712\" class=\"mn\">0.05<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58713\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58714\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58715\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58716\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58717\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">A=0.05m2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and produces 1 W of acoustical power. (a) What is the intensity at the speaker? (b) If the speaker projects sound uniformly in all directions, at what distance from the speaker is the intensity\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3055-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58718\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58719\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58720\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58721\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58722\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58723\" class=\"mn\">0.1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58724\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58725\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58726\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58727\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58728\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">0.1W\/m2<\/span><\/span>?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038008026\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037077338\"><span class=\"os-number\">78<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036851744\">To increase the intensity of a wave by a factor of 50, by what factor should the amplitude be increased?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038354587\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037011314\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038354587-solution\">79<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037184458\">A device called an insolation meter is used to measure the intensity of sunlight. It has an area of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3056-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58729\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58730\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58731\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58732\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58733\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58734\" class=\"mn\">100<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58735\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58736\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58737\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58738\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58739\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">100cm2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and registers 6.50 W. What is the intensity in\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3057-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58740\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58741\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58742\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58743\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58744\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58745\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58746\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58747\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58748\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">W\/m2<\/span><\/span>?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038292373\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037065476\"><span class=\"os-number\">80<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037013057\">Energy from the Sun arrives at the top of Earth\u2019s atmosphere with an intensity of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3058-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58749\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58750\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58751\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58752\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58753\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58754\" class=\"mn\">1400<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58755\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58756\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58757\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58758\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58759\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">1400W\/m2<\/span><\/span>. How long does it take for\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3059-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58760\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58761\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58762\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58763\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58764\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58765\" class=\"mn\">1.80<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58766\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58767\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58768\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58769\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58770\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58771\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58772\" class=\"mn\">9<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58773\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58774\" class=\"mtext\">J<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">1.80\u00d7109J<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to arrive on an area of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3060-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58775\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58776\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58777\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58778\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58779\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58780\" class=\"mn\">1.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58781\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58782\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58783\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58784\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">1.00m2<\/span><\/span>?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036749527\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036972816\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036749527-solution\">81<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038396439\">Suppose you have a device that extracts energy from ocean breakers in direct proportion to their intensity. If the device produces 10.0 kW of power on a day when the breakers are 1.20 m high, how much will it produce when they are 0.600 m high?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036854230\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036854232\"><span class=\"os-number\">82<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037199794\">A photovoltaic array of (solar cells) is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3061-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58785\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58786\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58787\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58788\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58789\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58790\" class=\"mn\">10.0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58791\" class=\"mtext\">%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">10.0%<\/span><\/span>\u00a0efficient in gathering solar energy and converting it to electricity. If the average intensity of sunlight on one day is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3062-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58792\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58793\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58794\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58795\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58796\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58797\" class=\"mn\">70.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58798\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58799\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58800\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58801\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58802\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">70.00W\/m2<\/span><\/span>, what area should your array have to gather energy at the rate of 100 W? (b) What is the maximum cost of the array if it must pay for itself in two years of operation averaging 10.0 hours per day? Assume that it earns money at the rate of 9.00 cents per kilowatt-hour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038293011\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037058504\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038293011-solution\">83<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037206480\">A microphone receiving a pure sound tone feeds an oscilloscope, producing a wave on its screen. If the sound intensity is originally\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3063-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58803\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58804\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58805\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58806\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58807\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58808\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58809\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58810\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58811\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58812\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58813\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58814\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58815\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58816\" class=\"mn\">\u22125<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58817\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58818\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58819\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58820\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58821\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">2.00\u00d710\u22125W\/m2<\/span><\/span>, but is turned up until the amplitude increases by\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3064-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58822\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58823\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58824\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58825\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58826\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58827\" class=\"mn\">30.0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58828\" class=\"mtext\">%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">30.0%<\/span><\/span>, what is the new intensity?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037260634\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036896214\"><span class=\"os-number\">84<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036896217\">A string with a mass of 0.30 kg has a length of 4.00 m. If the tension in the string is 50.00 N, and a sinusoidal wave with an amplitude of 2.00 cm is induced on the string, what must the frequency be for an average power of 100.00 W?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036994734\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037071574\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036994734-solution\">85<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037071576\">The power versus time for a point on a string\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3065-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58829\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58830\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58831\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58832\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58833\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58834\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58835\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58836\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58837\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58838\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58839\" class=\"mn\">0.05<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58840\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58841\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58842\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(\u03bc=0.05kg\/m)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in which a sinusoidal traveling wave is induced is shown in the preceding figure. The wave is modeled with the wave equation\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3066-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58843\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58844\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58845\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58846\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58847\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58848\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58849\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58850\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58851\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58852\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58853\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58854\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58855\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58856\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58857\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58858\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58859\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58860\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58861\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58862\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58863\" class=\"mn\">20.93<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58864\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58865\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58866\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58867\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58868\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58869\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58870\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58871\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58872\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58873\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=Asin(20.93m\u22121x\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>. What is the frequency and amplitude of the wave?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037228097\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037228099\"><span class=\"os-number\">86<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037228101\">A string is under tension\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3067-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58874\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58875\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58876\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58877\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58878\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58879\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58880\" class=\"mi\">F<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58881\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58882\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58883\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">FT1<\/span><\/span>. Energy is transmitted by a wave on the string at rate\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3068-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58884\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58885\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58886\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58887\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58888\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58889\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58890\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58891\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">P1<\/span><\/span>\u00a0by a wave of frequency\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3069-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58892\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58893\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58894\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58895\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58896\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58897\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58898\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58899\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">f1<\/span><\/span>. What is the ratio of the new energy transmission rate\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3070-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58900\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58901\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58902\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58903\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58904\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58905\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58906\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58907\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">P2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3071-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58908\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58909\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58910\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58911\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58912\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58913\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58914\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58915\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">P1<\/span><\/span>\u00a0if the tension is doubled?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037182431\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037165949\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037182431-solution\">87<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037165951\">A 250-Hz tuning fork is struck and the intensity at the source is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3072-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58916\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58917\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58918\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58919\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58920\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58921\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58922\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58923\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">I1<\/span><\/span>\u00a0at a distance of one meter from the source. (a) What is the intensity at a distance of 4.00 m from the source? (b) How far from the tuning fork is the intensity a tenth of the intensity at the source?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038173792\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037073065\"><span class=\"os-number\">88<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037073067\">A sound speaker is rated at a voltage of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3073-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58924\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58925\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58926\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58927\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58928\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58929\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58930\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58931\" class=\"mn\">120.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58932\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58933\" class=\"mtext\">V<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">P=120.00V<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a current of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3074-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58934\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58935\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58936\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58937\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58938\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58939\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58940\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58941\" class=\"mn\">10.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58942\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58943\" class=\"mtext\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58944\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">I=10.00A.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Electrical power consumption is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3075-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58945\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58946\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58947\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58948\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58949\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58950\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58951\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58952\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58953\" class=\"mi\">V<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">P=IV<\/span><\/span>. To test the speaker, a signal of a sine wave is applied to the speaker. Assuming that the sound wave moves as a spherical wave and that all of the energy applied to the speaker is converted to sound energy, how far from the speaker is the intensity equal to\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3076-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58954\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58955\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58956\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58957\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58958\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58959\" class=\"mn\">3.82<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58960\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58961\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58962\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58963\" class=\"mtext\">W\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58964\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58965\" class=\"mo\">?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">3.82W\/m2?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038029956\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037056118\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038029956-solution\">89<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037056120\">The energy of a ripple on a pond is proportional to the amplitude squared. If the amplitude of the ripple is 0.1 cm at a distance from the source of 6.00 meters, what was the amplitude at a distance of 2.00 meters from the source?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165039047096\" class=\"review-problems\">\n<h4 id=\"17286_copy_3\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.5<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Interference of Waves<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039004339\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039048409\"><span class=\"os-number\">90<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039114888\">Consider two sinusoidal waves traveling along a string, modeled as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3077-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58966\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58967\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58968\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58969\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58970\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58971\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58972\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58973\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58974\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58975\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58976\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58977\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58978\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58979\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58980\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58981\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58982\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58983\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58984\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58985\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58986\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58987\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58988\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58989\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58990\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58991\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58992\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58993\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58994\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58995\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58996\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58997\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58998\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-58999\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59000\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59001\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59002\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59003\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59004\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59005\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59006\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59007\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=0.3msin(4m\u22121x+3s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3078-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59008\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59009\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59010\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59011\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59012\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59013\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59014\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59015\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59016\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59017\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59018\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59019\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59020\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59021\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59022\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59023\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59024\" class=\"mn\">0.6<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59025\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59026\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59027\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59028\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59029\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59030\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59031\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59032\" class=\"mn\">8<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59033\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59034\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59035\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59036\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59037\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59038\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59039\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59040\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59041\" class=\"mn\">6<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59042\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59043\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59044\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59045\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59046\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59047\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59048\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59049\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59050\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=0.6msin(8m\u22121x\u22126s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the height of the resultant wave formed by the interference of the two waves at the position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3079-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59051\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59052\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59053\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59054\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59055\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59056\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59057\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59058\" class=\"mn\">0.5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59059\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59060\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.5m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3080-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59061\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59062\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59063\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59064\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59065\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59066\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59067\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59068\" class=\"mn\">0.2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59069\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59070\" class=\"mtext\">s?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.2s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038979716\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039505712\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038979716-solution\">91<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035662765\">Consider two sinusoidal sine waves traveling along a string, modeled as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3081-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59071\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59072\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59073\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59074\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59075\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59076\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59077\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59078\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59079\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59080\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59081\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59082\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59083\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59084\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59085\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59086\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59087\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59088\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59089\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59090\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59091\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59092\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59093\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59094\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59095\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59096\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59097\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59098\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59099\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59100\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59101\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59102\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59103\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59104\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59105\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59106\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59107\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59108\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59109\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59110\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59111\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59112\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59113\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59114\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59115\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59116\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=0.3msin(4m\u22121x+3s\u22121t+\u03c03)<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3082-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59117\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59118\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59119\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59120\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59121\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59122\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59123\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59124\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59125\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59126\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59127\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59128\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59129\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59130\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59131\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59132\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59133\" class=\"mn\">0.6<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59134\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59135\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59136\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59137\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59138\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59139\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59140\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59141\" class=\"mn\">8<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59142\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59143\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59144\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59145\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59146\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59147\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59148\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59149\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59150\" class=\"mn\">6<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59151\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59152\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59153\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59154\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59155\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59156\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59157\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59158\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59159\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=0.6msin(8m\u22121x\u22126s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the height of the resultant wave formed by the interference of the two waves at the position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3083-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59160\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59161\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59162\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59163\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59164\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59165\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59166\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59167\" class=\"mn\">1.0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59168\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59169\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=1.0m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3084-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59170\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59171\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59172\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59173\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59174\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59175\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59176\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59177\" class=\"mn\">3.0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59178\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59179\" class=\"mtext\">s?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=3.0s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038980416\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035634132\"><span class=\"os-number\">92<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039464878\">Consider two sinusoidal sine waves traveling along a string, modeled as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3085-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59180\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59181\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59182\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59183\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59184\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59185\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59186\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59187\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59188\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59189\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59190\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59191\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59192\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59193\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59194\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59195\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59196\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59197\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59198\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59199\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59200\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59201\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59202\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59203\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59204\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59205\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59206\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59207\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59208\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59209\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59210\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59211\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59212\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59213\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59214\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59215\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59216\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59217\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59218\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59219\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59220\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59221\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=0.3msin(4m\u22121x\u22123s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3086-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59222\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59223\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59224\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59225\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59226\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59227\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59228\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59229\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59230\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59231\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59232\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59233\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59234\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59235\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59236\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59237\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59238\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59239\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59240\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59241\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59242\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59243\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59244\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59245\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59246\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59247\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59248\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59249\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59250\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59251\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59252\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59253\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59254\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59255\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59256\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59257\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59258\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59259\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59260\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59261\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59262\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59263\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59264\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=0.3msin(4m\u22121x+3s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the wave function of the resulting wave? [<em>Hint:<\/em>\u00a0Use the trig identity\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3087-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59265\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59266\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59267\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59268\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59269\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59270\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59271\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59272\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59273\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59274\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59275\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59276\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59277\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59278\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59279\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59280\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59281\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59282\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59283\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59284\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59285\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59286\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59287\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59288\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59289\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59290\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59291\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59292\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59293\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59294\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">sin(u\u00b1v)=sinucosv\u00b1cosusinv<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039218617\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039393794\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039218617-solution\">93<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165035671966\">Two sinusoidal waves are moving through a medium in the same direction, both having amplitudes of 3.00 cm, a wavelength of 5.20 m, and a period of 6.52 s, but one has a phase shift of an angle\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3088-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59295\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59296\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59297\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59298\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59299\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span>. What is the phase shift if the resultant wave has an amplitude of 5.00 cm? [<em>Hint:<\/em>\u00a0Use the trig identity\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3089-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59300\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59301\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59302\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59303\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59304\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59305\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59306\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59307\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59308\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59309\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59310\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59311\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59312\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59313\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59314\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59315\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59316\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59317\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59318\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59319\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59320\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59321\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59322\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59323\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59324\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59325\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59326\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59327\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59328\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59329\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59330\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59331\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59332\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59333\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59334\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59335\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59336\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">sinu+sinv=2sin(u+v2)cos(u\u2212v2)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039399705\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039353828\"><span class=\"os-number\">94<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039509184\">Two sinusoidal waves are moving through a medium in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction, both having amplitudes of 6.00 cm, a wavelength of 4.3 m, and a period of 6.00 s, but one has a phase shift of an angle\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3090-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59337\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59338\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59339\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59340\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59341\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59342\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59343\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59344\" class=\"mn\">0.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59345\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59346\" class=\"mtext\">rad<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59347\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5=0.50rad.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the height of the resultant wave at a time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3091-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59348\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59349\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59350\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59351\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59352\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59353\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59354\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59355\" class=\"mn\">3.15<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59356\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59357\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=3.15s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3092-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59358\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59359\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59360\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59361\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59362\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59363\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59364\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59365\" class=\"mn\">0.45<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59366\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59367\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.45m<\/span><\/span>?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039418704\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039249573\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039418704-solution\">95<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039346363\">Two sinusoidal waves are moving through a medium in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction, both having amplitudes of 7.00 cm, a wave number of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3093-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59368\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59369\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59370\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59371\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59372\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59373\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59374\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59375\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59376\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59377\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59378\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59379\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59380\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59381\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">k=3.00m\u22121,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0an angular frequency of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3094-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59382\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59383\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59384\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59385\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59386\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59387\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59388\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59389\" class=\"mn\">2.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59390\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59391\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59392\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59393\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59394\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59395\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03c9=2.50s\u22121,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a period of 6.00 s, but one has a phase shift of an angle\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3095-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59396\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59397\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59398\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59399\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59400\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59401\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59402\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59403\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59404\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59405\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59406\" class=\"mn\">12<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59407\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59408\" class=\"mtext\">rad<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59409\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5=\u03c012rad.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the height of the resultant wave at a time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3096-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59410\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59411\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59412\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59413\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59414\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59415\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59416\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59417\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59418\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59419\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=2.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3097-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59420\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59421\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59422\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59423\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59424\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59425\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59426\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59427\" class=\"mn\">0.53<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59428\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59429\" class=\"mtext\">m?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.53m?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039440427\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039285178\"><span class=\"os-number\">96<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039065943\">Consider two waves\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3098-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59430\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59431\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59432\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59433\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59434\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59435\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59436\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59437\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59438\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59439\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59440\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59441\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59442\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59443\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59444\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3099-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59445\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59446\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59447\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59448\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59449\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59450\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59451\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59452\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59453\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59454\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59455\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59456\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59457\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59458\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59459\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0that are identical except for a phase shift propagating in the same medium. (a)What is the phase shift, in radians, if the amplitude of the resulting wave is 1.75 times the amplitude of the individual waves? (b) What is the phase shift in degrees? (c) What is the phase shift as a percentage of the individual wavelength?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165035715974\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039418561\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165035715974-solution\">97<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039418563\">Two sinusoidal waves, which are identical except for a phase shift, travel along in the same direction. The wave equation of the resultant wave is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3100-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59460\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59461\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59462\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59463\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59464\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59465\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59466\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59467\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59468\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59469\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59470\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59471\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59472\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59473\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59474\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59475\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59476\" class=\"mn\">0.70<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59477\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59478\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59479\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59480\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59481\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59482\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59483\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59484\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59485\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59486\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59487\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59488\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59489\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59490\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59491\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59492\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59493\" class=\"mn\">6.28<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59494\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59495\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59496\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59497\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59498\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59499\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59500\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59501\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59502\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59503\" class=\"mtext\">\/<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59504\" class=\"mn\">16<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59505\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59506\" class=\"mtext\">rad<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59507\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59508\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR(x,t)=0.70msin(3.00m\u22121x\u22126.28s\u22121t+\u03c0\/16rad).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the angular frequency, wave number, amplitude, and phase shift of the individual waves?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039351572\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039104169\"><span class=\"os-number\">98<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039104171\">Two sinusoidal waves, which are identical except for a phase shift, travel along in the same direction. The wave equation of the resultant wave is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3101-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59509\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59510\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59511\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59512\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59513\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59514\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59515\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59516\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59517\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59518\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59519\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59520\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59521\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59522\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59523\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59524\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59525\" class=\"mn\">0.35<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59526\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59527\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59528\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59529\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59530\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59531\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59532\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59533\" class=\"mn\">6.28<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59534\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59535\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59536\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59537\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59538\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59539\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59540\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59541\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59542\" class=\"mn\">1.57<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59543\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59544\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59545\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59546\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59547\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59548\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59549\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59550\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59551\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59552\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59553\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59554\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59555\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR(x,t)=0.35cmsin(6.28m\u22121x\u22121.57s\u22121t+\u03c04).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the period, wavelength, amplitude, and phase shift of the individual waves?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039248777\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039248779\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165039248777-solution\">99<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038961152\">Consider two wave functions,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3102-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59556\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59557\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59558\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59559\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59560\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59561\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59562\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59563\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59564\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59565\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59566\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59567\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59568\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59569\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59570\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59571\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59572\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59573\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59574\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59575\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59576\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59577\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59578\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59579\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59580\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59581\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59582\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59583\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59584\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59585\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59586\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59587\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59588\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59589\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59590\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59591\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59592\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59593\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59594\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59595\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59596\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59597\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=4.00msin(\u03c0m\u22121x\u2212\u03c0s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3103-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59598\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59599\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59600\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59601\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59602\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59603\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59604\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59605\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59606\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59607\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59608\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59609\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59610\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59611\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59612\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59613\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59614\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59615\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59616\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59617\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59618\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59619\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59620\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59621\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59622\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59623\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59624\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59625\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59626\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59627\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59628\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59629\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59630\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59631\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59632\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59633\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59634\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59635\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59636\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59637\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59638\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59639\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59640\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59641\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59642\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59643\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=4.00msin(\u03c0m\u22121x\u2212\u03c0s\u22121t+\u03c03).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a) Using a spreadsheet, plot the two wave functions and the wave that results from the superposition of the two wave functions as a function of position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3104-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59644\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59645\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59646\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59647\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59648\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59649\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59650\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59651\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59652\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59653\" class=\"mo\">\u2264<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59654\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59655\" class=\"mo\">\u2264<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59656\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59657\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59658\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59659\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(0.00\u2264x\u22646.00m)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0for the time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3105-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59660\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59661\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59662\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59663\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59664\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59665\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59666\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59667\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59668\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59669\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59670\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(b) What are the wavelength and amplitude of the two original waves? (c) What are the wavelength and amplitude of the resulting wave?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038987277\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165039465021\"><span class=\"os-number\">100<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039465023\">Consider two wave functions,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3106-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59671\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59672\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59673\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59674\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59675\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59676\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59677\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59678\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59679\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59680\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59681\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59682\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59683\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59684\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59685\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59686\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59687\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59688\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59689\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59690\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59691\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59692\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59693\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59694\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59695\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59696\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59697\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59698\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59699\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59700\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59701\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59702\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59703\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59704\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59705\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59706\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59707\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59708\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59709\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59710\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59711\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59712\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=2.00msin(\u03c02m\u22121x\u2212\u03c03s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3107-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59713\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59714\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59715\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59716\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59717\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59718\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59719\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59720\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59721\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59722\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59723\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59724\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59725\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59726\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59727\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59728\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59729\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59730\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59731\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59732\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59733\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59734\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59735\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59736\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59737\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59738\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59739\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59740\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59741\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59742\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59743\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59744\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59745\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59746\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59747\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59748\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59749\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59750\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59751\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59752\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59753\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59754\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59755\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59756\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59757\" class=\"mn\">6<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59758\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59759\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=2.00msin(\u03c02m\u22121x\u2212\u03c03s\u22121t+\u03c06).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a) Verify that\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3108-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59760\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59761\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59762\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59763\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59764\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59765\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59766\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59767\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59768\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59769\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59770\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59771\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59772\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59773\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59774\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59775\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59776\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59777\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59778\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59779\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59780\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59781\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59782\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59783\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59784\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59785\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59786\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59787\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59788\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59789\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59790\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59791\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59792\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59793\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR=2Acos(\u03d52)sin(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d52)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is the solution for the wave that results from a superposition of the two waves. Make a column for\u00a0<em>x<\/em>,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3109-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59794\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59795\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59796\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59797\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59798\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59799\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59800\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59801\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3110-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59802\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59803\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59804\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59805\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59806\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59807\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59808\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59809\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3111-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59810\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59811\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59812\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59813\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59814\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59815\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59816\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59817\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59818\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59819\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59820\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59821\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1+y2<\/span><\/span>, and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3112-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59822\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59823\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59824\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59825\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59826\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59827\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59828\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59829\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59830\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59831\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59832\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59833\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59834\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59835\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59836\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59837\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59838\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59839\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59840\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59841\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59842\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59843\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59844\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59845\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59846\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59847\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59848\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59849\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59850\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59851\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59852\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59853\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59854\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59855\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59856\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR=2Acos(\u03d52)sin(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d52).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Plot four waves as a function of position where the range of\u00a0<em>x<\/em>\u00a0is from 0 to 12 m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038988003\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038988005\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038988003-solution\">101<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165039026962\">Consider two wave functions that differ only by a phase shift,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3113-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59857\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59858\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59859\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59860\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59861\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59862\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59863\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59864\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59865\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59866\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59867\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59868\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59869\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59870\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59871\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59872\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59873\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59874\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59875\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59876\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59877\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59878\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59879\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59880\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59881\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59882\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59883\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59884\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=Acos(kx\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3114-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59885\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59886\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59887\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59888\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59889\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59890\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59891\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59892\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59893\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59894\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59895\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59896\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59897\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59898\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59899\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59900\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59901\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59902\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59903\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59904\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59905\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59906\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59907\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59908\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59909\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59910\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59911\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59912\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59913\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59914\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59915\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=Acos(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d5).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Use the trigonometric identities\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3115-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59916\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59917\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59918\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59919\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59920\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59921\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59922\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59923\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59924\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59925\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59926\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59927\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59928\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59929\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59930\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59931\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59932\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59933\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59934\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59935\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59936\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59937\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59938\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59939\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59940\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59941\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59942\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59943\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59944\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59945\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59946\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59947\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59948\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59949\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59950\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59951\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59952\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">cosu+cosv=2cos(u\u2212v2)cos(u+v2)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3116-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59953\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59954\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59955\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59956\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59957\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59958\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59959\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59960\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59961\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59962\" class=\"mtext\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59963\" class=\"mi\">\u03b8<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59964\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59965\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59966\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59967\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59968\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59969\" class=\"mi\">\u03b8<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59970\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">cos(\u2212\u03b8)=cos(\u03b8)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to find a wave equation for the wave resulting from the superposition of the two waves. Does the resulting wave function come as a surprise to you?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-section-area\">\n<section id=\"fs-id1165038024617\" class=\"review-problems\">\n<h4 id=\"73246_copy_3\"><span class=\"os-number\">16.6<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"os-text\">Standing Waves and Resonance<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037933032\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038013818\"><span class=\"os-number\">102<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038013820\">A wave traveling on a Slinky\u00ae that is stretched to 4 m takes 2.4 s to travel the length of the Slinky and back again. (a) What is the speed of the wave? (b) Using the same Slinky stretched to the same length, a standing wave is created which consists of three antinodes and four nodes. At what frequency must the Slinky be oscillating?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037225093\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037149792\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037225093-solution\">103<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036799076\">A 2-m long string is stretched between two supports with a tension that produces a wave speed equal to\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3117-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59971\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59972\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59973\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59974\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59975\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59976\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59977\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59978\" class=\"mi\">w<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59979\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59980\" class=\"mn\">50.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59981\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59982\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59983\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vw=50.00m\/s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the wavelength and frequency of the first three modes that resonate on the string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037264119\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037264121\"><span class=\"os-number\">104<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037036734\">Consider the experimental setup shown below. The length of the string between the string vibrator and the pulley is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3118-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59984\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59985\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59986\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59987\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59988\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59989\" class=\"mi\">L<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59990\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59991\" class=\"mn\">1.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59992\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59993\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59994\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">L=1.00m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The linear density of the string is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3119-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59995\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59996\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59997\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59998\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-59999\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60000\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60001\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60002\" class=\"mn\">0.006<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60003\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60004\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60005\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.006kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The string vibrator can oscillate at any frequency. The hanging mass is 2.00 kg. (a)What are the wavelength and frequency of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3120-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60006\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60007\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60008\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60009\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60010\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60011\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60012\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60013\" class=\"mn\">6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">n=6<\/span><\/span>\u00a0mode? (b) The string oscillates the air around the string. What is the wavelength of the sound if the speed of the sound is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3121-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60014\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60015\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60016\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60017\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60018\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60019\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60020\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60021\" class=\"mi\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60022\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60023\" class=\"mn\">343.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60024\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60025\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vs=343.00m\/s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1165037200117\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"60541\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/9d90ed925320e9cc5334b8d82c14cefba0fffc05\" alt=\"A string vibrator is shown on the left of the figure. A string is attached to its right. This goes over a pulley and down the side of the table. A hanging mass m is suspended from it. The pulley is frictionless. The distance between the pulley and the string vibrator is L. It is labeled mu equal to dm by dx equal to constant.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036827030\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037157362\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036827030-solution\">105<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037157364\">A cable with a linear density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3122-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60026\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60027\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60028\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60029\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60030\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60031\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60032\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60033\" class=\"mn\">0.2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60034\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60035\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.2kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is hung from telephone poles. The tension in the cable is 500.00 N. The distance between poles is 20 meters. The wind blows across the line, causing the cable resonate. A standing waves pattern is produced that has 4.5 wavelengths between the two poles. The air temperature is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3123-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60036\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60037\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60038\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60039\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60040\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60041\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60042\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60043\" class=\"mn\">20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60044\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60045\" class=\"mtext\">C<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60046\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">T=20\u00b0C.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the frequency and wavelength of the hum?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038356626\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038356628\"><span class=\"os-number\">106<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037231486\">Consider a rod of length\u00a0<em>L<\/em>, mounted in the center to a support. A node must exist where the rod is mounted on a support, as shown below. Draw the first two normal modes of the rod as it is driven into resonance. Label the wavelength and the frequency required to drive the rod into resonance.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1165038009974\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"85056\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/6ff072c1e6d6cbef1b344aa6ed7f616bf652baf9\" alt=\"Figure shows a horizontal rod of length L = 2 m supported at the centre by a pole.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036787563\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036787565\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036787563-solution\">107<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037262517\">Consider two wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3124-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60047\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60048\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60049\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60050\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60051\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60052\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60053\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60054\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60055\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60056\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60057\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60058\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60059\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60060\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60061\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60062\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60063\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60064\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60065\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60066\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60067\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60068\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60069\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60070\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60071\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60072\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60073\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60074\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60075\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60076\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60077\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60078\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60079\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60080\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60081\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60082\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60083\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60084\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60085\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60086\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.30cmsin(3m\u22121x\u22124s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3125-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60087\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60088\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60089\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60090\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60091\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60092\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60093\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60094\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60095\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60096\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60097\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60098\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60099\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60100\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60101\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60102\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60103\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60104\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60105\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60106\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60107\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60108\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60109\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60110\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60111\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60112\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60113\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60114\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60115\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60116\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60117\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60118\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60119\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60120\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60121\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60122\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60123\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60124\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60125\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60126\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.30cmsin(3m\u22121x+4s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>. Write a wave function for the resulting standing wave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038308981\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038308983\"><span class=\"os-number\">108<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037263037\">A 2.40-m wire has a mass of 7.50 g and is under a tension of 160 N. The wire is held rigidly at both ends and set into oscillation. (a) What is the speed of waves on the wire? The string is driven into resonance by a frequency that produces a standing wave with a wavelength equal to 1.20 m. (b) What is the frequency used to drive the string into resonance?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038229795\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038229797\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165038229795-solution\">109<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036996690\">A string with a linear mass density of 0.0062 kg\/m and a length of 3.00 m is set into the\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3126-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60127\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60128\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60129\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60130\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60131\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60132\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60133\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60134\" class=\"mn\">100<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">n=100<\/span><\/span>\u00a0mode of resonance. The tension in the string is 20.00 N. What is the wavelength and frequency of the wave?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037266713\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038237839\"><span class=\"os-number\">110<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038237841\">A string with a linear mass density of 0.0075 kg\/m and a length of 6.00 m is set into the\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3127-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60135\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60136\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60137\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60138\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60139\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60140\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60141\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60142\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">n=4<\/span><\/span>\u00a0mode of resonance by driving with a frequency of 100.00 Hz. What is the tension in the string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037084110\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037084112\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037084110-solution\">111<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037084114\">Two sinusoidal waves with identical wavelengths and amplitudes travel in opposite directions along a string producing a standing wave. The linear mass density of the string is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3128-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60143\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60144\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60145\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60146\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60147\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60148\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60149\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60150\" class=\"mn\">0.075<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60151\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60152\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.075kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the tension in the string is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3129-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60153\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60154\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60155\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60156\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60157\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60158\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60159\" class=\"mi\">F<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60160\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60161\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60162\" class=\"mn\">5.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60163\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60164\" class=\"mtext\">N<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60165\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">FT=5.00N.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The time interval between instances of total destructive interference is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3130-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60166\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60167\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60168\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60169\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60170\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60171\" class=\"mtext\">\u0394<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60172\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60173\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60174\" class=\"mn\">0.13<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60175\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60176\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60177\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u0394t=0.13s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the wavelength of the waves?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036794225\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036794227\"><span class=\"os-number\">112<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038150759\">A string, fixed on both ends, is 5.00 m long and has a mass of 0.15 kg. The tension if the string is 90 N. The string is vibrating to produce a standing wave at the fundamental frequency of the string. (a) What is the speed of the waves on the string? (b) What is the wavelength of the standing wave produced? (c) What is the period of the standing wave?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036786730\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036898250\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036786730-solution\">113<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036898252\">A string is fixed at both end. The mass of the string is 0.0090 kg and the length is 3.00 m. The string is under a tension of 200.00 N. The string is driven by a variable frequency source to produce standing waves on the string. Find the wavelengths and frequency of the first four modes of standing waves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037264218\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037264220\"><span class=\"os-number\">114<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037264223\">The frequencies of two successive modes of standing waves on a string are 258.36 Hz and 301.42 Hz. What is the next frequency above 100.00 Hz that would produce a standing wave?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037199082\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037199084\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037199082-solution\">115<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037199086\">A string is fixed at both ends to supports 3.50 m apart and has a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3131-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60178\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60179\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60180\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60181\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60182\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60183\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60184\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60185\" class=\"mn\">0.005<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60186\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60187\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60188\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.005kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The string is under a tension of 90.00 N. A standing wave is produced on the string with six nodes and five antinodes. What are the wave speed, wavelength, frequency, and period of the standing wave?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037270094\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037270096\"><span class=\"os-number\">116<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037270098\">Sine waves are sent down a 1.5-m-long string fixed at both ends. The waves reflect back in the opposite direction. The amplitude of the wave is 4.00 cm. The propagation velocity of the waves is 175 m\/s. The\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3132-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60189\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60190\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60191\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60192\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60193\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60194\" class=\"mi\">n<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60195\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60196\" class=\"mn\">6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">n=6<\/span><\/span>\u00a0resonance mode of the string is produced. Write an equation for the resulting standing wave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-review-additional-problems-container\">\n<h3><span class=\"os-text\">Additional Problems<\/span><\/h3>\n<section id=\"fs-id1165037188798\" class=\"review-additional-problems\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037272272\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037272274\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037272272-solution\">117<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037272276\">Ultrasound equipment used in the medical profession uses sound waves of a frequency above the range of human hearing. If the frequency of the sound produced by the ultrasound machine is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3133-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60197\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60198\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60199\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60200\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60201\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60202\" class=\"mi\">f<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60203\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60204\" class=\"mn\">30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60205\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60206\" class=\"mtext\">kHz,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">f=30kHz,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0what is the wavelength of the ultrasound in bone, if the speed of sound in bone is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3134-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60207\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60208\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60209\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60210\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60211\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60212\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60213\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60214\" class=\"mn\">3000<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60215\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60216\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=3000m\/s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038356424\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037162010\"><span class=\"os-number\">118<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037162012\">Shown below is the plot of a wave function that models a wave at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3135-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60217\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60218\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60219\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60220\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60221\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60222\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60223\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60224\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60225\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60226\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3136-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60227\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60228\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60229\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60230\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60231\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60232\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60233\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60234\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60235\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60236\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=2.00s<\/span><\/span>. The dotted line is the wave function at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3137-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60237\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60238\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60239\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60240\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60241\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60242\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60243\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60244\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60245\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60246\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the solid line is the function at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3138-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60247\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60248\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60249\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60250\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60251\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60252\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60253\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60254\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60255\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60256\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=2.00s<\/span><\/span>. Estimate the amplitude, wavelength, velocity, and period of the wave.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1165037077636\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"62163\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/15b09a633b843918ce42a8d0dbc865e9d2a9e476\" alt=\"Figure shows two transverse waves on a graph whose y values vary from -3 m to 3 m. One wave is shown as a dotted line and is marked t = 0 seconds. It has crests at x approximately equal to 0.25 m and 1.25 m. The other wave is shown as a solid line and is marked t=2 seconds. It has crests at x approximately equal to 0.85 seconds and 1.85 seconds.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037158733\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037158735\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037158733-solution\">119<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038341265\">The speed of light in air is approximately\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3139-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60257\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60258\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60259\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60260\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60261\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60262\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60263\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60264\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60265\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60266\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60267\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60268\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60269\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60270\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60271\" class=\"mn\">8<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60272\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60273\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=3.00\u00d7108m\/s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the speed of light in glass is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3140-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60274\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60275\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60276\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60277\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60278\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60279\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60280\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60281\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60282\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60283\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60284\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60285\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60286\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60287\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60288\" class=\"mn\">8<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60289\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60290\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=2.00\u00d7108m\/s<\/span><\/span>. A red laser with a wavelength of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3141-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60291\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60292\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60293\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60294\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60295\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60296\" class=\"mi\">\u03bb<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60297\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60298\" class=\"mn\">633.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60299\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60300\" class=\"mtext\">nm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bb=633.00nm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0shines light incident of the glass, and some of the red light is transmitted to the glass. The frequency of the light is the same for the air and the glass. (a) What is the frequency of the light? (b) What is the wavelength of the light in the glass?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036799136\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037022830\"><span class=\"os-number\">120<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037022832\">A radio station broadcasts radio waves at a frequency of 101.7 MHz. The radio waves move through the air at approximately the speed of light in a vacuum. What is the wavelength of the radio waves?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037165075\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037165077\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037165075-solution\">121<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037165079\">A sunbather stands waist deep in the ocean and observes that six crests of periodic surface waves pass each minute. The crests are 16.00 meters apart. What is the wavelength, frequency, period, and speed of the waves?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036854179\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036854181\"><span class=\"os-number\">122<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036854183\">A tuning fork vibrates producing sound at a frequency of 512 Hz. The speed of sound of sound in air is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3142-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60301\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60302\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60303\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60304\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60305\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60306\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60307\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60308\" class=\"mn\">343.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60309\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60310\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=343.00m\/s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0if the air is at a temperature of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3143-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60311\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60312\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60313\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60314\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60315\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60316\" class=\"mn\">20.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60317\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60318\" class=\"mtext\">C<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">20.00\u00b0C<\/span><\/span>. What is the wavelength of the sound?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037231559\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037231561\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037231559-solution\">123<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037231563\">A motorboat is traveling across a lake at a speed of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3144-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60319\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60320\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60321\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60322\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60323\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60324\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60325\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60326\" class=\"mi\">b<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60327\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60328\" class=\"mn\">15.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60329\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60330\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60331\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vb=15.00m\/s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The boat bounces up and down every 0.50 s as it travels in the same direction as a wave. It bounces up and down every 0.30 s as it travels in a direction opposite the direction of the waves. What is the speed and wavelength of the wave?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037187506\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037187508\"><span class=\"os-number\">124<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037187510\">Use the linear wave equation to show that the wave speed of a wave modeled with the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3145-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60332\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60333\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60334\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60335\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60336\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60337\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60338\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60339\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60340\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60341\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60342\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60343\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60344\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60345\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60346\" class=\"mn\">0.20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60347\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60348\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60349\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60350\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60351\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60352\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60353\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60354\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60355\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60356\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60357\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60358\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60359\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60360\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60361\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60362\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60363\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60364\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60365\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60366\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60367\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60368\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60369\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.20msin(3.00m\u22121x+6.00s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3146-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60370\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60371\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60372\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60373\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60374\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60375\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60376\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60377\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60378\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60379\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60380\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=2.00m\/s.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What are the wavelength and the speed of the wave?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037232096\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037232098\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037232096-solution\">125<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038357010\">Given the wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3147-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60381\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60382\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60383\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60384\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60385\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60386\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60387\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60388\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60389\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60390\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60391\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60392\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60393\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60394\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60395\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60396\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60397\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60398\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60399\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60400\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60401\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60402\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60403\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60404\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60405\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60406\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60407\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60408\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3148-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60409\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60410\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60411\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60412\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60413\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60414\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60415\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60416\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60417\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60418\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60419\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60420\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60421\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60422\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60423\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60424\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60425\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60426\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60427\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60428\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60429\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60430\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60431\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60432\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60433\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60434\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60435\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60436\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60437\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60438\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0with\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3149-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60439\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60440\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60441\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60442\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60443\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60444\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60445\" class=\"mo\">\u2260<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60446\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60447\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60448\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5\u2260\u03c02<\/span><\/span>, show that\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3150-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60449\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60450\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60451\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60452\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60453\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60454\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60455\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60456\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60457\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60458\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60459\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60460\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60461\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60462\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60463\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60464\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60465\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60466\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60467\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60468\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60469\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60470\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60471\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60472\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60473\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60474\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)+y2(x,t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is a solution to the linear wave equation with a wave velocity of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3151-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60475\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60476\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60477\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60478\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60479\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60480\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60481\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60482\" class=\"msqrt\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60483\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60484\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60485\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60486\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60487\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u203e\u203e\u221a<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60488\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">v=\u03c9k.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037180034\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037180036\"><span class=\"os-number\">126<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037180038\">A transverse wave on a string is modeled with the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3152-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60489\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60490\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60491\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60492\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60493\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60494\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60495\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60496\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60497\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60498\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60499\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60500\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60501\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60502\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60503\" class=\"mn\">0.10<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60504\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60505\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60506\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60507\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60508\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60509\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60510\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60511\" class=\"mn\">0.15<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60512\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60513\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60514\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60515\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60516\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60517\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60518\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60519\" class=\"mn\">1.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60520\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60521\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60522\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60523\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60524\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60525\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60526\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60527\" class=\"mn\">0.20<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60528\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.10msin(0.15m\u22121x+1.50s\u22121t+0.20)<\/span><\/span>. (a) Find the wave velocity. (b) Find the position in the\u00a0<em>y<\/em>-direction, the velocity perpendicular to the motion of the wave, and the acceleration perpendicular to the motion of the wave, of a small segment of the string centered at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3153-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60529\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60530\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60531\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60532\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60533\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60534\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60535\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60536\" class=\"mn\">0.40<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60537\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60538\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.40m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3154-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60539\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60540\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60541\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60542\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60543\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60544\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60545\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60546\" class=\"mn\">5.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60547\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60548\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60549\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=5.00s.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037205481\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037185541\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037205481-solution\">127<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037185543\">A sinusoidal wave travels down a taut, horizontal string with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3155-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60550\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60551\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60552\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60553\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60554\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60555\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60556\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60557\" class=\"mn\">0.060<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60558\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60559\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60560\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.060kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The magnitude of maximum vertical acceleration of the wave is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3156-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60561\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60562\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60563\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60564\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60565\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60566\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60567\" class=\"mi\">a<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60568\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60569\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60570\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60571\" class=\"mtext\">max<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60572\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60573\" class=\"mn\">0.90<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60574\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60575\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60576\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60577\" class=\"mtext\">cm\/s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60578\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">aymax=0.90cm\/s2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the amplitude of the wave is 0.40 m. The string is under a tension of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3157-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60579\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60580\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60581\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60582\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60583\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60584\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60585\" class=\"mi\">F<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60586\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60587\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60588\" class=\"mn\">600.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60589\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60590\" class=\"mtext\">N<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">FT=600.00N<\/span><\/span>. The wave moves in the negative\u00a0<em>x<\/em>-direction. Write an equation to model the wave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036850688\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036850690\"><span class=\"os-number\">128<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036850692\">A transverse wave on a string\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3158-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60591\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60592\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60593\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60594\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60595\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60596\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60597\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60598\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60599\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60600\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60601\" class=\"mn\">0.0030<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60602\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60603\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60604\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(\u03bc=0.0030kg\/m)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is described with the equation\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3159-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60605\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60606\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60607\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60608\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60609\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60610\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60611\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60612\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60613\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60614\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60615\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60616\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60617\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60618\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60619\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60620\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60621\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60622\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60623\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60624\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60625\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60626\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60627\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60628\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60629\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60630\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60631\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60632\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60633\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60634\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60635\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60636\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60637\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60638\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60639\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60640\" class=\"mn\">16.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60641\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60642\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60643\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60644\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60645\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60646\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60647\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.30msin(2\u03c04.00m(x\u221216.00mst)).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the tension under which the string is held taut?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037165411\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037165413\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037165411-solution\">129<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037165416\">A transverse wave on a horizontal string\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3160-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60648\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60649\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60650\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60651\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60652\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60653\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60654\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60655\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60656\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60657\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60658\" class=\"mn\">0.0060<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60659\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60660\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60661\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(\u03bc=0.0060kg\/m)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is described with the equation\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3161-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60662\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60663\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60664\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60665\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60666\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60667\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60668\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60669\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60670\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60671\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60672\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60673\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60674\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60675\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60676\" class=\"mn\">0.30<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60677\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60678\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60679\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60680\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60681\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60682\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60683\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60684\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60685\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60686\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60687\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60688\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60689\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60690\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60691\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60692\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60693\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60694\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60695\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60696\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60697\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60698\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60699\" class=\"mi\">w<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60700\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60701\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60702\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60703\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=0.30msin(2\u03c04.00m(x\u2212vwt)).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The string is under a tension of 300.00 N. What are the wave speed, wave number, and angular frequency of the wave?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038395364\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038395366\"><span class=\"os-number\">130<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038395368\">A student holds an inexpensive sonic range finder and uses the range finder to find the distance to the wall. The sonic range finder emits a sound wave. The sound wave reflects off the wall and returns to the range finder. The round trip takes 0.012 s. The range finder was calibrated for use at room temperature\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3162-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60704\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60705\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60706\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60707\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60708\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60709\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60710\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60711\" class=\"mn\">20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60712\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60713\" class=\"mtext\">C<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">T=20\u00b0C<\/span><\/span>, but the temperature in the room is actually\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3163-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60714\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60715\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60716\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60717\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60718\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60719\" class=\"mi\">T<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60720\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60721\" class=\"mn\">23<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60722\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60723\" class=\"mtext\">C<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60724\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">T=23\u00b0C.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Assuming that the timing mechanism is perfect, what percentage of error can the student expect due to the calibration?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036988530\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037200287\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036988530-solution\">131<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037200289\">A wave on a string is driven by a string vibrator, which oscillates at a frequency of 100.00 Hz and an amplitude of 1.00 cm. The string vibrator operates at a voltage of 12.00 V and a current of 0.20 A. The power consumed by the string vibrator is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3164-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60725\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60726\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60727\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60728\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60729\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60730\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60731\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60732\" class=\"mi\">I<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60733\" class=\"mi\">V<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">P=IV<\/span><\/span>. Assume that the string vibrator is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3165-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60734\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60735\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60736\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60737\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60738\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60739\" class=\"mn\">90<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60740\" class=\"mtext\">%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">90%<\/span><\/span>\u00a0efficient at converting electrical energy into the energy associated with the vibrations of the string. The string is 3.00 m long, and is under a tension of 60.00 N. What is the linear mass density of the string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036853276\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036853278\"><span class=\"os-number\">132<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036853280\">A traveling wave on a string is modeled by the wave equation\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3166-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60741\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60742\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60743\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60744\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60745\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60746\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60747\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60748\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60749\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60750\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60751\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60752\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60753\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60754\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60755\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60756\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60757\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60758\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60759\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60760\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60761\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60762\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60763\" class=\"mn\">8.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60764\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60765\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60766\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60767\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60768\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60769\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60770\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60771\" class=\"mn\">100.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60772\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60773\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60774\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60775\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60776\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60777\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60778\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60779\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=3.00cmsin(8.00m\u22121x+100.00s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The string is under a tension of 50.00 N and has a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3167-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60780\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60781\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60782\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60783\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60784\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60785\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60786\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60787\" class=\"mn\">0.008<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60788\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60789\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60790\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.008kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the average power transferred by the wave on the string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037183614\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037183616\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037183614-solution\">133<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037183618\">A transverse wave on a string has a wavelength of 5.0 m, a period of 0.02 s, and an amplitude of 1.5 cm. The average power transferred by the wave is 5.00 W. What is the tension in the string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038331336\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165038331338\"><span class=\"os-number\">134<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165038331341\">(a) What is the intensity of a laser beam used to burn away cancerous tissue that, when\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3168-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60791\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60792\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60793\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60794\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60795\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60796\" class=\"mn\">90.0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60797\" class=\"mtext\">%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">90.0%<\/span><\/span>\u00a0absorbed, puts 500 J of energy into a circular spot 2.00 mm in diameter in 4.00 s? (b) Discuss how this intensity compares to the average intensity of sunlight (about) and the implications that would have if the laser beam entered your eye. Note how your answer depends on the time duration of the exposure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037220412\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037220415\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037220412-solution\">135<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037220417\">Consider two periodic wave functions,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3169-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60798\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60799\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60800\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60801\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60802\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60803\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60804\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60805\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60806\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60807\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60808\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60809\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60810\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60811\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60812\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60813\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60814\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60815\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60816\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60817\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60818\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60819\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60820\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60821\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60822\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60823\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60824\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60825\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3170-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60826\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60827\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60828\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60829\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60830\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60831\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60832\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60833\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60834\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60835\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60836\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60837\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60838\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60839\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60840\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60841\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60842\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60843\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60844\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60845\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60846\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60847\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60848\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60849\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60850\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60851\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60852\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60853\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60854\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60855\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60856\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d5).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a) For what values of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3171-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60857\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60858\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60859\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60860\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60861\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0will the wave that results from a superposition of the wave functions have an amplitude of 2<em>A<\/em>? (b) For what values of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3172-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60862\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60863\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60864\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60865\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60866\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0will the wave that results from a superposition of the wave functions have an amplitude of zero?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036737555\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036737557\"><span class=\"os-number\">136<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036737559\">Consider two periodic wave functions,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3173-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60867\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60868\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60869\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60870\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60871\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60872\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60873\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60874\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60875\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60876\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60877\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60878\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60879\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60880\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60881\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60882\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60883\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60884\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60885\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60886\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60887\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60888\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60889\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60890\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60891\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60892\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60893\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60894\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3174-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60895\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60896\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60897\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60898\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60899\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60900\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60901\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60902\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60903\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60904\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60905\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60906\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60907\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60908\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60909\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60910\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60911\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60912\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60913\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60914\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60915\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60916\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60917\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60918\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60919\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60920\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60921\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60922\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60923\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60924\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=Acos(kx\u2212\u03c9t+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span>. (a) For what values of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3175-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60925\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60926\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60927\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60928\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60929\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0will the wave that results from a superposition of the wave functions have an amplitude of 2<em>A<\/em>? (b) For what values of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3176-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60930\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60931\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60932\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60933\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60934\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0will the wave that results from a superposition of the wave functions have an amplitude of zero?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037227505\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037227507\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037227505-solution\">137<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037227510\">A trough with dimensions 10.00 meters by 0.10 meters by 0.10 meters is partially filled with water. Small-amplitude surface water waves are produced from both ends of the trough by paddles oscillating in simple harmonic motion. The height of the water waves are modeled with two sinusoidal wave equations,\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3177-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60935\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60936\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60937\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60938\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60939\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60940\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60941\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60942\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60943\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60944\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60945\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60946\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60947\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60948\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60949\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60950\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60951\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60952\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60953\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60954\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60955\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60956\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60957\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60958\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60959\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60960\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60961\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60962\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60963\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60964\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60965\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60966\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60967\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60968\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60969\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60970\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60971\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60972\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60973\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60974\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60975\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60976\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=0.3msin(4m\u22121x\u22123s\u22121t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3178-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60977\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60978\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60979\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60980\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60981\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60982\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60983\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60984\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60985\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60986\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60987\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60988\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60989\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60990\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60991\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60992\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60993\" class=\"mn\">0.3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60994\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60995\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60996\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60997\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60998\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-60999\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61000\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61001\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61002\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61003\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61004\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61005\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61006\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61007\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61008\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61009\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61010\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61011\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61012\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61013\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61014\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61015\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61016\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61017\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61018\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61019\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61020\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61021\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61022\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61023\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=0.3mcos(4m\u22121x+3s\u22121t\u2212\u03c02).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the wave function of the resulting wave after the waves reach one another and before they reach the end of the trough (i.e., assume that there are only two waves in the trough and ignore reflections)? Use a spreadsheet to check your results. (<em>Hint:<\/em>\u00a0Use the trig identities\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3179-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61024\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61025\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61026\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61027\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61028\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61029\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61030\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61031\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61032\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61033\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61034\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61035\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61036\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61037\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61038\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61039\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61040\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61041\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61042\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61043\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61044\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61045\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61046\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61047\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61048\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61049\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61050\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61051\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61052\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">sin(u\u00b1v)=sinucosv\u00b1cosusinv<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3180-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61053\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61054\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61055\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61056\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61057\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61058\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61059\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61060\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61061\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61062\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61063\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61064\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61065\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61066\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61067\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61068\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61069\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61070\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61071\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61072\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61073\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61074\" class=\"mo\">\u2213<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61075\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61076\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61077\" class=\"mi\">u<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61078\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61079\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61080\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61081\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61082\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">cos(u\u00b1v)=cosucosv\u2213sinusinv)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037056760\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037056762\"><span class=\"os-number\">138<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037056764\">A seismograph records the S- and P-waves from an earthquake 20.00 s apart. If they traveled the same path at constant wave speeds of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3181-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61083\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61084\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61085\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61086\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61087\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61088\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61089\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61090\" class=\"mi\">S<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61091\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61092\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61093\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61094\" class=\"mtext\">km\/s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vS=4.00km\/s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3182-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61095\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61096\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61097\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61098\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61099\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61100\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61101\" class=\"mi\">v<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61102\" class=\"mi\">P<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61103\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61104\" class=\"mn\">7.50<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61105\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61106\" class=\"mtext\">km\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61107\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">vP=7.50km\/s,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0how far away is the epicenter of the earthquake?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036988085\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036988087\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036988085-solution\">139<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036988089\">Consider what is shown below. A 20.00-kg mass rests on a frictionless ramp inclined at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3183-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61108\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61109\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61110\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61111\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61112\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61113\" class=\"mn\">45<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61114\" class=\"mtext\">\u00b0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">45\u00b0<\/span><\/span>. A string with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3184-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61115\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61116\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61117\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61118\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61119\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61120\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61121\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61122\" class=\"mn\">0.025<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61123\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61124\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.025kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is attached to the 20.00-kg mass. The string passes over a frictionless pulley of negligible mass and is attached to a hanging mass (<em>m<\/em>). The system is in static equilibrium. A wave is induced on the string and travels up the ramp. (a) What is the mass of the hanging mass (<em>m<\/em>)? (b) At what wave speed does the wave travel up the string?<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1165037060393\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"82288\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/f9a6d400305c17cf5596b051c02261359f466bd9\" alt=\"Figure shows a slope of 45 degrees going up and right. A mass of 20 kg rests on it. This is supported by a string, which goes over a pulley at the top of the slope. A mass m hangs from it on the other side. A wave is shown in the string.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037213086\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037213088\"><span class=\"os-number\">140<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037213091\">Consider the superposition of three wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3185-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61125\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61126\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61127\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61128\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61129\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61130\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61131\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61132\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61133\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61134\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61135\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61136\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61137\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61138\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61139\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61140\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61141\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61142\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61143\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61144\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61145\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61146\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61147\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61148\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61149\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61150\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61151\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61152\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61153\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61154\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61155\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61156\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61157\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61158\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61159\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61160\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61161\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61162\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61163\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61164\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61165\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=3.00cmsin(2m\u22121x\u22123s\u22121t),<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3186-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61166\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61167\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61168\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61169\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61170\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61171\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61172\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61173\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61174\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61175\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61176\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61177\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61178\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61179\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61180\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61181\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61182\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61183\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61184\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61185\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61186\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61187\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61188\" class=\"mn\">6<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61189\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61190\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61191\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61192\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61193\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61194\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61195\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61196\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61197\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61198\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61199\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61200\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61201\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61202\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61203\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61204\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61205\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61206\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=3.00cmsin(6m\u22121x+3s\u22121t),<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3187-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61207\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61208\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61209\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61210\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61211\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61212\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61213\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61214\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61215\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61216\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61217\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61218\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61219\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61220\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61221\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61222\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61223\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61224\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61225\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61226\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61227\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61228\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61229\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61230\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61231\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61232\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61233\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61234\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61235\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61236\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61237\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61238\" class=\"mn\">4<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61239\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61240\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61241\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61242\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61243\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61244\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61245\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61246\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61247\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=3.00cmsin(2m\u22121x\u22124s\u22121t).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0What is the height of the resulting wave at position\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3188-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61248\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61249\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61250\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61251\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61252\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61253\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61254\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61255\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61256\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61257\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=3.00m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3189-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61258\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61259\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61260\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61261\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61262\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61263\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61264\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61265\" class=\"mn\">10.0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61266\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61267\" class=\"mtext\">s?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=10.0s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037201341\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037201344\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037201341-solution\">141<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037201346\">A string has a mass of 150 g and a length of 3.4 m. One end of the string is fixed to a lab stand and the other is attached to a spring with a spring constant of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3190-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61268\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61269\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61270\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61271\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61272\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61273\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61274\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61275\" class=\"mi\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61276\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61277\" class=\"mn\">100<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61278\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61279\" class=\"mtext\">N\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61280\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">ks=100N\/m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The free end of the spring is attached to another lab pole. The tension in the string is maintained by the spring. The lab poles are separated by a distance that stretches the spring 2.00 cm. The string is plucked and a pulse travels along the string. What is the propagation speed of the pulse?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036965217\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036965219\"><span class=\"os-number\">142<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036965221\">A standing wave is produced on a string under a tension of 70.0 N by two sinusoidal transverse waves that are identical, but moving in opposite directions. The string is fixed at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3191-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61281\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61282\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61283\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61284\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61285\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61286\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61287\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61288\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61289\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61290\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.00m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3192-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61291\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61292\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61293\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61294\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61295\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61296\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61297\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61298\" class=\"mn\">10.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61299\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61300\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61301\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=10.00m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Nodes appear at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3193-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61302\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61303\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61304\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61305\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61306\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61307\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61308\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61309\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61310\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61311\" class=\"mtext\">m,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">x=0.00m,<\/span><\/span>\u00a02.00 m, 4.00 m, 6.00 m, 8.00 m, and 10.00 m. The amplitude of the standing wave is 3.00 cm. It takes 0.10 s for the antinodes to make one complete oscillation. (a) What are the wave functions of the two sine waves that produce the standing wave? (b) What are the maximum velocity and acceleration of the string, perpendicular to the direction of motion of the transverse waves, at the antinodes?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037223664\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037223666\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037223664-solution\">143<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037223668\">A string with a length of 4 m is held under a constant tension. The string has a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3194-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61312\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61313\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61314\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61315\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61316\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61317\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61318\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61319\" class=\"mn\">0.006<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61320\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61321\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61322\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.006kg\/m.<\/span><\/span>Two resonant frequencies of the string are 400 Hz and 480 Hz. There are no resonant frequencies between the two frequencies. (a) What are the wavelengths of the two resonant modes? (b) What is the tension in the string?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"os-review-challenge-container\">\n<h3><span class=\"os-text\">Challenge Problems<\/span><\/h3>\n<section id=\"fs-id1165036866125\" class=\"review-challenge\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036866132\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036866134\"><span class=\"os-number\">144<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036866136\">A copper wire has a radius of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3195-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61323\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61324\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61325\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61326\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61327\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61328\" class=\"mn\">200<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61329\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61330\" class=\"mtext\">\u03bcm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">200\u03bcm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and a length of 5.0 m. The wire is placed under a tension of 3000 N and the wire stretches by a small amount. The wire is plucked and a pulse travels down the wire. What is the propagation speed of the pulse? (Assume the temperature does not change:\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3196-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61331\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61332\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61333\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61334\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61335\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61336\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61337\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61338\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61339\" class=\"mi\">\u03c1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61340\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61341\" class=\"mn\">8.96<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61342\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61343\" class=\"mtext\">g<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61344\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61345\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61346\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61347\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61348\" class=\"mn\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61349\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61350\" class=\"mi\">Y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61351\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61352\" class=\"mn\">1.1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61353\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61354\" class=\"mo\">\u00d7<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61355\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61356\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61357\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61358\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61359\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61360\" class=\"mn\">11<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61361\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61362\" class=\"mtext\">N<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61363\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61364\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61365\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61366\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">(\u03c1=8.96gcm3,Y=1.1\u00d71011Nm).)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036787992\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036787994\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165036787992-solution\">145<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036787996\">A pulse moving along the\u00a0<em>x<\/em>\u00a0axis can be modeled as the wave function\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3197-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61367\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61368\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61369\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61370\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61371\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61372\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61373\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61374\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61375\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61376\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61377\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61378\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61379\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61380\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61381\" class=\"mn\">4.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61382\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61383\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61384\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61385\" class=\"mi\">e<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61386\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61387\" class=\"mtext\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61388\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61389\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61390\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61391\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61392\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61393\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61394\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61395\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61396\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61397\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61398\" class=\"mn\">2.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61399\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61400\" class=\"mtext\">m\/s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61401\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61402\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61403\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61404\" class=\"mn\">1.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61405\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61406\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61407\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61408\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61409\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y(x,t)=4.00me\u2212(x+(2.00m\/s)t1.00m)2.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(a)What are the direction and propagation speed of the pulse? (b) How far has the wave moved in 3.00 s? (c) Plot the pulse using a spreadsheet at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3198-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61410\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61411\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61412\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61413\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61414\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61415\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61416\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61417\" class=\"mn\">0.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61418\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61419\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=0.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3199-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61420\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61421\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61422\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61423\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61424\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61425\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61426\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61427\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61428\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61429\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=3.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to verify your answer in part (b).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036855310\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165036855312\"><span class=\"os-number\">146<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165036855314\">A string with a linear mass density of\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3200-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61430\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61431\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61432\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61433\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61434\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61435\" class=\"mi\">\u03bc<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61436\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61437\" class=\"mn\">0.0085<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61438\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61439\" class=\"mtext\">kg\/m<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03bc=0.0085kg\/m<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is fixed at both ends. A 5.0-kg mass is hung from the string, as shown below. If a pulse is sent along section\u00a0<em>A<\/em>, what is the wave speed in section\u00a0<em>A<\/em>\u00a0and the wave speed in section\u00a0<em>B<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1165037212598\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"51917\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/resources\/e97425aa0faf2f83ad9597c4c521e7c825d7cd7f\" alt=\"A string is supported at both ends. The left support is lower than the right support. A mass of 5 kg is suspended from its center. The section of string from the left support to the center is horizontal and is labeled A. The section of string from the right support to the centre is labeled B. It makes an angle of 35 degrees with the horizontal. Arrows labeled F subscript A and F subscript B originate from the center of the string and point along the string towards the left support and the right support respectively.\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037076162\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037076165\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037076162-solution\">147<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037076167\">Consider two wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3201-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61440\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61441\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61442\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61443\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61444\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61445\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61446\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61447\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61448\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61449\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61450\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61451\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61452\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61453\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61454\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61455\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61456\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61457\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61458\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61459\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61460\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61461\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61462\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61463\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61464\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61465\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61466\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61467\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3202-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61468\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61469\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61470\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61471\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61472\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61473\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61474\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61475\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61476\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61477\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61478\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61479\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61480\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61481\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61482\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61483\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61484\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61485\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61486\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61487\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61488\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61489\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61490\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61491\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61492\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61493\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61494\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61495\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61496\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61497\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=Asin(kx+\u03c9t+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span>. What is the wave function resulting from the interference of the two wave? (<em>Hint:<\/em>\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3203-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61498\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61499\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61500\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61501\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61502\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61503\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61504\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61505\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61506\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61507\" class=\"mi\">\u03b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61508\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61509\" class=\"mi\">\u03b2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61510\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61511\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61512\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61513\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61514\" class=\"mi\">\u03b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61515\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61516\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61517\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61518\" class=\"mi\">\u03b2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61519\" class=\"mo\">\u00b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61520\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61521\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61522\" class=\"mi\">\u03b1<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61523\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61524\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61525\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61526\" class=\"mi\">\u03b2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">sin(\u03b1\u00b1\u03b2)=sin\u03b1cos\u03b2\u00b1cos\u03b1sin\u03b2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3204-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61527\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61528\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61529\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61530\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61531\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61532\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61533\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61534\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61535\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61536\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61537\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61538\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61539\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61540\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5=\u03d52+\u03d52<\/span><\/span>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037266273\" class=\"\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037266275\"><span class=\"os-number\">148<\/span><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037266277\">The wave function that models a standing wave is given as\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3205-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61541\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61542\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61543\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61544\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61545\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61546\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61547\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61548\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61549\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61550\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61551\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61552\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61553\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61554\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61555\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61556\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61557\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61558\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61559\" class=\"mtext\">cm<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61560\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61561\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61562\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61563\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61564\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61565\" class=\"mn\">3.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61566\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61567\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61568\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61569\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61570\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61571\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61572\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61573\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61574\" class=\"mn\">1.20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61575\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61576\" class=\"mtext\">rad<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61577\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR(x,t)=6.00cmsin(3.00m\u22121x+1.20rad)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3206-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61578\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61579\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61580\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61581\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61582\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61583\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61584\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61585\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61586\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61587\" class=\"mn\">6.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61588\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61589\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61590\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61591\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61592\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61593\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61594\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61595\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61596\" class=\"mn\">1.20<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61597\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61598\" class=\"mtext\">rad<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61599\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">cos(6.00s\u22121t+1.20rad)<\/span><\/span>. What are two wave functions that interfere to form this wave function? Plot the two wave functions and the sum of the sum of the two wave functions at\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3207-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61600\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61601\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61602\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61603\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61604\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61605\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61606\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61607\" class=\"mn\">1.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61608\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61609\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=1.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to verify your answer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037164852\" class=\"os-hasSolution\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"fs-id1165037164854\"><a class=\"os-number\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@9.1:e6aa980a-5228-5ee3-9de8-cdb28cc6d537#fs-id1165037164852-solution\">149<\/a><span class=\"os-divider\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165037164856\">Consider two wave functions\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3208-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61610\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61611\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61612\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61613\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61614\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61615\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61616\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61617\" class=\"mn\">1<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61618\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61619\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61620\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61621\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61622\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61623\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61624\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61625\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61626\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61627\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61628\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61629\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61630\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61631\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61632\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61633\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61634\" class=\"mo\">\u2212<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61635\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61636\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61637\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y1(x,t)=Asin(kx\u2212\u03c9t)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3209-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61638\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61639\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61640\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61641\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61642\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61643\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61644\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61645\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61646\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61647\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61648\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61649\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61650\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61651\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61652\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61653\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61654\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61655\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61656\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61657\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61658\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61659\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61660\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61661\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61662\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61663\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61664\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61665\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61666\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61667\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">y2(x,t)=Asin(kx+\u03c9t+\u03d5)<\/span><\/span>. The resultant wave form when you add the two functions is\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3210-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61668\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61669\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61670\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61671\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61672\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61673\" class=\"msub\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61674\" class=\"mi\">y<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61675\" class=\"mi\">R<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61676\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61677\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61678\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61679\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61680\" class=\"mtext\">sin<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61681\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61682\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61683\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61684\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61685\" class=\"mi\">x<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61686\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61687\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61688\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61689\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61690\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61691\" class=\"mtext\">cos<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61692\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61693\" class=\"mo\">(<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61694\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61695\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61696\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61697\" class=\"mo\">+<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61698\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61699\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61700\" class=\"mn\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61701\" class=\"mo\">)<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61702\" class=\"mo\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">yR=2Asin(kx+\u03d52)cos(\u03c9t+\u03d52).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Consider the case where\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3211-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61703\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61704\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61705\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61706\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61707\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61708\" class=\"mi\">A<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61709\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61710\" class=\"mn\">0.03<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61711\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61712\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61713\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61714\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61715\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61716\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61717\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">A=0.03m\u22121,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3212-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61718\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61719\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61720\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61721\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61722\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61723\" class=\"mi\">k<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61724\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61725\" class=\"mn\">1.26<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61726\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61727\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61728\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61729\" class=\"mtext\">m<\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61730\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61731\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61732\" class=\"mo\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">k=1.26m\u22121,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3213-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61733\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61734\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61735\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61736\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61737\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61738\" class=\"mi\">\u03c9<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61739\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61740\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61741\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61742\" class=\"msup\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61743\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61744\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61745\" class=\"mn\">\u22121<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03c9=\u03c0s\u22121<\/span><\/span>, and\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3214-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61746\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61747\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61748\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61749\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61750\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61751\" class=\"mi\">\u03d5<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61752\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61753\" class=\"mfrac\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61754\" class=\"mi\">\u03c0<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61755\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61756\" class=\"mn\">10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">\u03d5=\u03c010<\/span><\/span>. (a) Where are the first three nodes of the standing wave function starting at zero and moving in the positive\u00a0<em>x<\/em>\u00a0direction? (b) Using a spreadsheet, plot the two wave functions and the resulting function at time\u00a0<span id=\"MathJax-Element-3215-Frame\" class=\"MathJax\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: normal;font-size: 14px;text-indent: 0px;text-align: left;letter-spacing: normal;float: none;direction: ltr;max-width: none;max-height: none;min-width: 0px;min-height: 0px;border: 0px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61757\" class=\"math\" role=\"math\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61758\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61759\" class=\"semantics\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61760\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61761\" class=\"mrow\"><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61762\" class=\"mi\">t<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61763\" class=\"mo\">=<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61764\" class=\"mn\">1.00<\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61765\" class=\"mspace\"><\/span><span id=\"MathJax-Span-61766\" class=\"mtext\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"MJX_Assistive_MathML\" role=\"presentation\">t=1.00s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to verify your answer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-1507\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>OpenStax University Physics. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: OpenStax CNX. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/1Q9uMg_a@10.16:Gofkr9Oy@15\">https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/1Q9uMg_a@10.16:Gofkr9Oy@15<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Download for free at http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@10.16<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":44985,"menu_order":8,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"OpenStax University Physics\",\"author\":\"OpenStax CNX\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/1Q9uMg_a@10.16:Gofkr9Oy@15\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"Download for free at http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d50f6e32-0fda-46ef-a362-9bd36ca7c97d@10.16\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1507","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":1247,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1508,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1507\/revisions\/1508"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/1247"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1507\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1507"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1507"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-osuniversityphysics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}