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3. What is the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves? Select one: 0 a. Only longtudinal waves transmit matter. b. Plane waves are transverse waves while spherical waves are longitudinal. c. In transverse waves the displacement is perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave, while in longitudinal waves the displacement is paraliel to the direction of propagation. O d. Mechanical waves are transverse waves while electromagnetic waves are longitudinal, e. Only transverse waves transmit energy.
A sinusoidal transverse wave is travelling along a string in the negative direction of an x axis. The figure shows a plot of the displacement as a function of position at time t = 0; the y intercept is 4.0 cm. The string tension is 3.3 N, and its linear density is 44 g/m. Find the (a) amplitude, (b) wavelength, (c) wave speed, and (d) period of the wave, (e) Find the maximum transverse speed of a particle in the...
Parts E-H please A sinusoidal transverse wave is traveling along a string in the negative direction of an x axis. The figure shows a plot of the displacement as a function of position at time t 0; the y intercept is 4.0 cm. The string tension is 2.1 N, and its linear density is 21 g/m. Find the (a) amplitude, (b) wavelength, (c) wave speed, and (d) period of the wave. (e) Find the maximum transverse speed of a particle...
A sinusoidal transverse wave of wavelength 19.0 cm travels along a string in the positive direction of an x axis. The displacement y of the string particle at x = 0 is given in the figure as a function of time t. The scale of the vertical axis is set by ys = 4 cm. The wave equation is to be in the form of y = ym sin(kx - ωt + φ). (a) At t = 0, is a...
A wave defined by the expression E (z,t) = A cos(ot-kz) fills all space directions perpendicular to the z-axis in 3-dimensional space. A wave confined in the directions transverse to the direction of propagation can be constructed by superimposing such waves propagating in different directions. This problem is an illustration on how it can be done (a) Consider the space defined by the Cartesian coordinates x-y-z. Rotate the coordinates about the y-axis by an angle A to form a new...
A stretched string has a mass per unit length of 4.82 g/cm and a tension of 12.9 N. A sinusoidal wave on this string has an amplitude of 0.150 mm and a frequency of 168 Hz and is traveling in the negative direction of an x axis. If the wave equation is of the form y(x,t) = ym sin(kx + ωt), what are (a) ym, (b) k, and (c) ω, and (d) the correct choice of sign in front of...
A stretched string has a mass per unit length of 3.86 g/cm and a tension of 25.2 N. A sinusoidal wave on this string has an amplitude of 0.137 mm and a frequency of 156 Hz and is traveling in the negative direction of an x axis. If the wave equation is of the form y(x,t) = ym sin(kx + ωt), what are (a) ym, (b) k, and (c) ω, and (d) the correct choice of sign in front of...
A stretched string has a mass per unit length of 3.91 g/cm and a tension of 16.7 N. A sinusoidal wave on this string has an amplitude of 0.126 mm and a frequency of 78.0 Hz and is traveling in the negative direction of an x axis. If the wave equation is of the form y(x,t) = ym sin(kx + ωt), what are (a) ym, (b) k, and (c) ω, and (d) the correct choice of sign in front of...
A sinusoidal transverse wave is traveling along a string in the negative direction of an x axis. The figure below shows a plot of the displacement as a function of position at time t = 0. The x axis is marked in increments of 10 cm and the y axis is marked in increments of 2 cm. The string tension is 3.1 N, and its linear density is 34 g/m. (a) Find the amplitude. m (b) Find the wavelength. m...
An Electromagnetic Wave A sinusoidal electromagnetic wave of frequency 43.0 MHz travels in free space in the x-direction as in the figure. At some instant, a plane electromagnetic wave moving in the x direction has a maximum electric field of 725 N/C in the positive y direction. (a) Determine the wavelength and period of the wave. SOLUTION plane. Conceptualize Imagine the wave in the figure moving to the right along the x-axis, with the electric and magnetic fields oscillating in...