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2)
3)
4)
5)
a) the frequency
b) the phase difference between points 2.5cm apart
c) how long it takes for the phase at a given position to change by 600.
d) the velocity of a particle at point P at the instant shown.
6)
Transverse waves on a string have wave speed 12.0m/s, amplitude 0.05m and
wavelength 0.4m. The waves travel in the + x direction and at t = 0 the x = 0 end
of the string has zero displacement and is moving upwards.
a) Write a wave function describing the wave.
b) Find the transverse displacement of a point at x = 0.25m at time t = 0.15s.
c) How much time must elapse from the instant in part (b) until the point at x =
0.25m has zero displacement.
7)
8)
9)
For the waves shown in figure, wire the equation of this wave if its position is
shown at t = 0. Speed of wave is v = 300m/s
10)
For a wave described by, y = A sin (t kx) , consider the following points (i) x = 0,
3
(ii) x
, (iii) x
and (iv) x
4k
2k
4k
For a particle at each of these points at t = 0, describe whether the particle is
moving or not and in what direction and describe whether the particle is speeding
up, slowing down or instantaneously not accelerating.
11)
12)
A thin string is held at one end and oscillates vertically so that, y(x=0,t) = 8 sin 4t
(cm)
Neglect the gravitational force. The strings linear mass density is 0.2kg/m and its
tension is 1 N. The string passes through a bath filled by 1 kg water. Due to
friction heat is transferred to the bath. The heat transfer efficiency is 50%.
Calculate how much time passes before the temperature of the bath rises one
degree Kelvin.
13)
14)
a) Find the angular wave number k, period T, angular frequency , and speed of
the wave.
b) Determine the phase constant and write a general expression for the wave
function.
15)
mL
Mg
16)
A string of length L consists of two sections: The left half has mass per unit length
0 / 2 , whereas the right half has a mass per unit length ' 3 3 / 2 . Tension
in the string is T0. Notice from the data given that this string has the same total
mass as a uniform string of length L and of mass per unit length 0 .
a) Find the speeds and ' at which transverse wave pulses travel in the two
sections. Express the speeds in terms of T 0 and 0 , and also as multiples of the
speed 0 (T0 / 0 )1/2 .
b) Find the time required for a pulse to travel from one end of the string to the
other. Give your result as a multiple of t0 L / v0 .
17)
a) The time taken by a wave pulse to travel from one end A to B of the string.
b) Ratio of maximum and minimum velocity of wave pulse (g = acceleration due to
gravity on earth).
18.
A uniform rope of length 12m and mass 6 kg hangs vertically from a rigid support.
A block of mass 2kg is attached to the free end of the rope. A transverse pulse of
wavelength 0.06m is produced at the lower end of the rope. What is the
wavelength of the pulse when it reaches the top of the rope?
SOLUTIONS
1)
2)
4)
0.5m/sec
The pulse is travelling along negative x axis with velocity 2m/sec. the amplitude
of the pulse is 2m.
10
y
(x 2t)2 2
y x,t (2cm)cos (0.84cm1)x (3.36rad / sec)t
5)
a) 10Hz
3)
6)
5
1
rad
sec
c)
d) 1.26m/ sec
4
60
1
1
a) y(x,t) (0.05m) sin (60 s )t (2.5m )x
b)
b) 3.54cm
7)
c) 4.2ms
rad
1
)t
a) y(x,t) 104 m sin (1.44m )x (62.83
sec
2 J
5 J
b) 8.29 10
c) 4.53 10
3
m
s
oscillator is obviously 4.53 10 5 watt.
d)
Power
required
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
y(x,t) (0.06m)
a) negative x
(b) y=0.4 sin 10t x
c) 1.6 105 J
2
4
16)
a)
17)
a) t = 2
18)
0.12m
M m M
2T0
3 0
3l
g
2
0
3
b) 0.966 t0.
b)
max
m
1
min
M
to
drive