The function y(x, t) = (0.150 m) cos(x − 15t) where x is in
meters, and t is in seconds, describes
a transverse wave on a taught string.
a) What is the transverse velocity of a point on the string at an
instant in time when y = +0.120 m?
b) What is the maximum transverse velocity a point on the string
can have? c) What is the average
transverse velocity of a point on the string averaged over an
integer number of wave periods? d) What is the wave speed?
e) How does the wave speed compare with the value you calculated in
b)? Is there any meaningful
comparison to be made between your answer to b) and e)?
rate of change of displacement
of a point in a string is known as velocity.
Average velocity of a point in string is zero in integral time period because displacement of point in string is zero after every time period.
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