15.22 A travelling harmonic wave on a string is described by
y(x, t) = 7.5 sin (0.0050x +12t + /4)
(a) What are the displacement and velocity of oscillation of a point at x = 1 cm, and t = 1 s? Is this velocity equal to the velocity of wave propagation?
(b) Locate the points of the string which have the same transverse displacements and velocity as the x = 1 cm point at t = 2 s, 5 s and 11 s.
15.22 A travelling harmonic wave on a string is described by
y(x, t) = 7.5 sin (0.0050x +12t + /4)
(a) What are the displacement and velocity of oscillation of a point at x = 1 cm, and t = 1 s? Is this velocity equal to the velocity of wave propagation?
(b) Locate the points of the string which have the same transverse displacements and velocity as the x = 1 cm point at t = 2 s, 5 s and 11 s.
(a) The given harmonic wave is
y(x, t) = 7.5 sin (0.0050x +12t + /4)
For x = 1 cm and t = 1 s
y(1, 1) = 7.5 sin (0.0050 +12+ /4)
= 7.5 sin( 12.0050 + )
= 7.5 sin (12.0050 + 0.7854)
= 7.5 sin (732.84 )
= 7.5 sin (90 12.81)
= 7.5 sin 12.81
=1.6629 cm
The velocity of the oscillation at a given point and t
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