Question

Transcribed Image Text:Standing waves are produced by the superposition of
two waves
y, = 5 sin (3Tt – 2x)
and
y2 = 5 sin (37t + 2x)
where y and x are in cm andt in second. Find the
amplitude of the particle at x = 2 cm.
Expert Solution

This question has been solved!
Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.
Step by stepSolved in 2 steps with 2 images

Knowledge Booster
Similar questions
- Two progressive waves y1 = A sin(2Ix - cor) and y2 = A sin (2x - cot - 7) travel in the same direction. Calculate the velocity of the wave produced as a result of interference of these two waves. Take A = 5 cm, 1 =5.3 m and co =14.3 rad/s (radian per second). Give your answer in Sl units.arrow_forward(a) What is the speed of the wave (b) What is the displacement of a particle at λ/2. (c) What is the maximum displacement of the wave? y = 2.1sin( 397t +9.23x)arrow_forwardA displacement function y is produced when there are two waves present with displacements y 1 = 6.00 sin (4.00 t - 6.00 x ) and y 2 = 6.00 sin (4.00 t - 6.00 x ). What is the amplitude of the new wave function? (Unitless quantity.)arrow_forward
- Sinusoidal water waves are generated in a large ripple tank. The waves travel at 24.7 cm/s and their adjacent crests are 8.19 cm apart. What is the time required for one complete oscillation? Express your answer in seconds, to at least two digits after the decimal point.arrow_forwardA periodic vibration at x = 0, t = 0 displaces air molecules along the x direction by smax = 3.2E-05 m. The motion produces a sound wave that travels at a velocity of v = 336 m/s with a frequency of f = 120 Hz. Take the density of air as ρa = 1.20 kg/m3. Calculate the displacement of the air molecules using an function for the traveling sound wave in terms of time and position at time t = 0.001 s and displacement x = 1.0 m. Write an expression for the maximum pressure exerted by the sound wave ΔPmax in terms of the air density ρa, the sound velocity v, the angular frequency ω, and the maximum displacement smax. The sound wave is directly incident on a sheet of paper of surface area A = 0.013 m2. Calculate the maximum force Fmax, in newtons, exerted on this sheet.arrow_forwardA periodic vibration at x = 0, t = 0 displaces air molecules along the x direction by smax = 3.2E-05 m. The motion produces a sound wave that travels at a velocity of v = 336 m/s with a frequency of f = 120 Hz. Take the density of air as ρa = 1.20 kg/m3. Calculate the wavelength λ of the sound wave, in meters. Calculate the wavenumber k of the sound, in radians per meter. Calculate the angular frequency of the sound ω, in radians per second.arrow_forward
- Harmonic, sinusiodal wave propagates through a string with speed v and frequency f. At a given instant of time, two points on the string have a phase difference of π/8 rad. Calculate the distance between those two pointarrow_forwardProblem 2Given: A wave of 0.3 m wave height and period 1.3 seconds is generated in a wave tank. The wave tank is 90 m. long, 3 m wide, and 3 m deep and filled with fresh water to a depth of 1.5 m. The density of water is 997 kg/m3.Evaluate the water particle velocity and acceleration at the crest of the wave at still water level (SWL).arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
arrow_forward_ios