a sinusoidal wave is propagating along a stretched string that lies along the x
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A sinusoidal wave is propagating along a stretched string that lies along the x-axis. The displacement of the string as
a function of time is graphed in the figure for particles at x = 0 and at x = 0.0900 m.
Part A:
What is the amplitude of the wave? 4.0 mm
Part B:
What is the period of the wave? 0.040 s
Part C:
You are told that the two points x = 0 and x = 0.0900 m are within one wavelength of each other. If the wave is
moving in the x-direction, determine the wavelength. 0.144 m
Part D:
Determine the wave speed. 3.60 m/s
Part E:
If instead the wave is moving in the x-direction, determine the wavelength. Part F: Determine the wave speed.
Part G:
Would it be possible to determine definitively the wavelength in parts (c)-(f) if you were not told that the two points
were within one wavelength of each other? NO