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Exercises Waves - I

This document contains solutions to several physics problems involving wave motion on strings and ropes. It includes calculations of wave speed, wavelength, amplitude, frequency, tension and other wave properties. Maximum displacement and direction of propagation are also determined for some problems. The problems cover sinusoidal waves, wave equations, and determining conditions for equal wave speeds on strings under different tensions.

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Exercises Waves - I

This document contains solutions to several physics problems involving wave motion on strings and ropes. It includes calculations of wave speed, wavelength, amplitude, frequency, tension and other wave properties. Maximum displacement and direction of propagation are also determined for some problems. The problems cover sinusoidal waves, wave equations, and determining conditions for equal wave speeds on strings under different tensions.

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Exercises Waves - I

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Pb. 33

A wave has an angular frequency of 110 rad/s and a wavelength


of 1.80 m. Calculate:
a) the angular wave number and
b) the speed of the wave.

Solution of Pb. 33:


Pb. 42

The equation of a transverse wave traveling along a very


long string is 𝑦 6.0 sin 0.020𝑝𝑥 4.0𝑝𝑡 , where x and y are
expressed in centimeters and t is in seconds. Determine:
a. the amplitude,
b. the wavelength,
c. the frequency,
d. the speed,
e. The direction of propagation of the wave, and
f. the maximum transverse speed of a particle in the string
g. What is the transverse displacement at 𝑥 3.5 𝑐𝑚 when
𝑡 0.26 𝑠?
Pb. 42
Pb. 43

What is the speed of a transverse wave in a rope of


length 2.00 m and mass 60.0 g under a tension of 500 N?

Solution of Pb. 43:


Pb. 48
A sinusoidal wave is traveling on a string with speed 40 cm/s.
The displacement of the particles of the string at x 10 cm
varies with time according to:
𝑦 5.0 𝑐𝑚 sin 1.0 4.0 𝑠 𝑡 .
The linear density of the string is 4.0 g/cm. What are:
a. the frequency and
b. the wavelength of the wave?
If the wave equation is of the form 𝑦 𝑥, 𝑡 𝑚𝑦 sin 𝑘𝑥 𝑣𝑡 ,
what are:
c. y ,
m

d. k,
e. v, and
f. The correct choice of sign in front of v?
g. What is the tension in the string?
Pb. 48
Pb. 55
A sinusoidal transverse wave is traveling along a string in the
negative direction of an x axis. The figure shows a plot of the
displacement as a function of position at time t = 0; the scale of
the y axis is set by y 4.0 cm. The string tension is 3.6 N, and its
s

linear density is 25 g/m. Find the:


a. amplitude,
b. wavelength,
c. wave speed, and
d. Period of the wave.
e. Find the maximum transverse
speed of a particle in the string.
If the wave is of the form:
𝑦 𝑥, 𝑡 𝑚𝑦 sin 𝑘𝑥 𝜔𝑡 𝜙 , what are
f. k, g. v, h. f, and
i. the correct choice of sign in front of ?
Pb. 55
Pb. 55
Pb. 36
In Fig. a, string 1 has a linear density of 3.00
g/m, and string 2 has a linear density of 5.00
g/m. They are under tension due to the
hanging block of mass M = 500 g. Calculate
the wave speed on: a) string 1 & b) string 2.
(Hint: When a string loops halfway around a
pulley, it pulls on the pulley with a net force
that is twice the tension in the string.)

Next the block is divided into two blocks (with


M1 +M2 = M) and the apparatus is rearranged
as shown in Fig. 16-35b. Find:
c) M1 & d) M2
such that the wave speeds in the two strings
are equal.
Pb. 36

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