A harmonic wave travels in the positive xx direction at 9 m/s9 m/s along a taut string. A fixed point on the string oscillates as a function of time according to the equation y=0.039cos(1t)y=0.039cos(1t) where yy is the displacement in meters and the time tt is in seconds. What is the amplitude of the wave, in meters? What is the frequency of the wave, in hertz? What is the wavelength of the wave, in meters?

A harmonic wave travels in the positive xx direction at 9 m/s9 m/s along a taut string. A fixed point on the string oscillates as a function of time according to the equation y=0.039cos(1t)y=0.039cos(1t) where yy is the displacement in meters and the time tt is in seconds. What is the amplitude of the wave, in meters? What is the frequency of the wave, in hertz? What is the wavelength of the wave, in meters?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

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Chapter18: Superposition And Standing Waves

Section: Chapter Questions

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