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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 v S = 4.00 km/s and v P = 7.50 km/s , how far away is the epicenter of the earthquake?

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Consider what is shown below. A 20.00-kg mass rests on a frictionless ramp inclined at 45 ° . A string with a linear mass density of μ = 0.025 kg/m is attached to the 20.00-kg mass. The string passes over a frictionless pulley of negligible mass and is attached to a hanging mass ( m ). 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 ( m )? (b) At what wave speed does the wave travel up the string?

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.

a. ( 1 ) F T 20.00 kg ( 9.80 m/s 2 ) cos 45 ° = 0 ( 2 ) m ( 9.80 m/s 2 ) F T = 0 m = 14.14 kg ; b. F T = 138.57 N v = 67.96 m/s

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Consider the superposition of three wave functions y ( x , t ) = 3.00 cm sin ( 2 m −1 x 3 s −1 t ) , y ( x , t ) = 3.00 cm sin ( 6 m −1 x + 3 s −1 t ) , and y ( x , t ) = 3.00 cm sin ( 2 m −1 x 4 s −1 t ) . What is the height of the resulting wave at position x = 3.00 m at time t = 10.0 s?

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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 k s = 100 N/m . The 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?

F T = 12 N, v = 16.49 m/s

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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 x = 0.00 m and x = 10.00 m . Nodes appear at x = 0.00 m, 2.00 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?

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A string with a length of 4 m is held under a constant tension. The string has a linear mass density of μ = 0.006 kg/m . 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?

a. f n = n v 2 L , v = 2 L f n + 1 n + 1 , n + 1 n = 2 L f n + 1 2 L f n , 1 + 1 n = 1.2 , n = 5 λ n = 2 n L , λ 5 = 1.6 m , λ 6 = 1.33 m ; b. F T = 245.76 N

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Challenge problems

A copper wire has a radius of 200 μm and 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: ( ρ = 8.96 g cm 3 , Y = 1.1 × 10 11 N m ) . )

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A pulse moving along the x axis can be modeled as the wave function y ( x , t ) = 4.00 m e ( x + ( 2.00 m/s ) t 1.00 m ) 2 . (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 t = 0.00 s and t = 3.00 s to verify your answer in part (b).

a. Moves in the negative x direction at a propagation speed of v = 2.00 m/s . b. Δ x = −6.00 m; c.
Figure shows a graph labeled wave function versus time. Two identical pulse waves are shown on the graph. The red wave, labeled y parentheses x, 3, peaks at x = -6 m. The blue wave, labeled y parentheses x, 0, peaks at x = 0 m. The distance between the two peaks is labeled delta x = -6 m.

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A string with a linear mass density of μ = 0.0085 kg/m is fixed at both ends. A 5.0-kg mass is hung from the string, as shown below. If a pulse is sent along section A , what is the wave speed in section A and the wave speed in section B ?

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.
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Consider two wave functions y 1 ( x , t ) = A sin ( k x ω t ) and y 2 ( x , t ) = A sin ( k x + ω t + ϕ ) . What is the wave function resulting from the interference of the two wave? ( Hint: sin ( α ± β ) = sin α cos β ± cos α sin β and ϕ = ϕ 2 + ϕ 2 .)

sin ( k x ω t ) = sin ( k x + ϕ 2 ) cos ( ω t + ϕ 2 ) cos ( k x + ϕ 2 ) sin ( ω t + ϕ 2 ) sin ( k x ω t + ϕ ) = sin ( k x + ϕ 2 ) cos ( ω t + ϕ 2 ) + cos ( k x + ϕ 2 ) sin ( ω t + ϕ 2 ) sin ( k x ω t ) + sin ( k x + ω t + ϕ ) = 2 sin ( k x + ϕ 2 ) cos ( ω t + ϕ 2 ) y R = 2 A sin ( k x + ϕ 2 ) cos ( ω t + ϕ 2 )

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The wave function that models a standing wave is given as y R ( x , t ) = 6.00 cm sin ( 3.00 m −1 x + 1.20 rad ) cos ( 6.00 s −1 t + 1.20 rad ) . 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 t = 1.00 s to verify your answer.

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Consider two wave functions y 1 ( x , t ) = A sin ( k x ω t ) and y 2 ( x , t ) = A sin ( k x + ω t + ϕ ) . The resultant wave form when you add the two functions is y R = 2 A sin ( k x + ϕ 2 ) cos ( ω t + ϕ 2 ) . Consider the case where A = 0.03 m −1 , k = 1.26 m −1 , ω = π s −1 , and ϕ = π 10 . (a) Where are the first three nodes of the standing wave function starting at zero and moving in the positive x direction? (b) Using a spreadsheet, plot the two wave functions and the resulting function at time t = 1.00 s to verify your answer.

sin ( k x + ϕ 2 ) = 0 , k x + ϕ 2 = 0 , π , 2 π , 1.26 m −1 x + π 20 = π , 2 π , 3 π x = 2.37 m , 4.86 m , 7.35 m ;
Figure shows a graph with wave y1 in blue, wave y2 in red and wave y1 plus y2 in black. All three have a wavelength of 5 m. Waves y1 and y2 have the same amplitude and are slightly out of phase with each other. The amplitude of the black wave is almost twice that of the other two.

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Source:  OpenStax, University physics volume 1. OpenStax CNX. Sep 19, 2016 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col12031/1.5
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