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A continuous sinusoidal longitudinal wave is sent along a very long coiled spring from an attached oscillating source. The wave travels in the negative direction of an xaxis; the source frequency is25 H³ú; at any instant the distance between successive points of maximum expansion in the spring is; the maximum longitudinal displacement of a spring particle is24 c³¾; and the particle atx=0has zero displacement at timet=0. If the wave is written in the forms(x,t)=smcos(kx±Ӭ³Ù), what are (a)sm, (b)k, (c)Ó¬, (d) the wave speed, and (e) the correct choice of sign in front ofÓ¬?

Short Answer

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  1. The amplitude smis0.30 c³¾
  2. Wave numberkis0.26 c³¾-1
  3. Angular frequencyÓ¬is1.6×102 r²¹»å/s
  4. Wave speedvis6.0×102 c³¾/s
  5. The correct choice of the sign in front of Ó¬is positive (+)

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The given data

  1. The distance between two successive points,λ=24 c³¾
  2. At t=0s,s=0.
  3. The maximum longitudinal displacement,sm=0.30 c³¾
  4. Frequency ofthesource,f=25 H³ú
  5. The displacement equation,s(x,t)=smcos(kx±Ӭ³Ù)
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Understanding the concept of wave equation

From the given wave equation, we can find the amplitude using the relation between wavelength and wavenumber. We can use the relation between linear frequency and angular frequency to find the angular frequency. We can use the formula of wave speed to find its value using the given frequency.

Formula:

The angular frequency of a wave,

Ó¬=2Ï€´Ú …(¾±)

The wave number of a wave,

role="math" localid="1661509157708" k=2Ï€/λ …(¾±¾±)

The velocity of a wave,

v=Ó¬/k …(¾±¾±¾±)

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a) Calculation of the amplitude        

Given that,

s(x,t)=smcos(kx±Ӭ³Ù)

sm=0.30 c³¾

Therefore, the amplitudesm of the wave is 0.30 c³¾

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b) Calculation of wavenumber

For wave number using equation (ii), we get

k=2Ï€24 c³¾k=0.26 c³¾-1

Therefore, wave number kis0.26 c³¾-1

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c) Calculation of angular frequency

For angular frequency using equation (i), we get

Ó¬=2Ï€(25 H³ú)Ó¬=1.6×102 r²¹»å/s

Therefore, angular frequency Ó¬is1.6×102 r²¹»å/s

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d) Calculation of wave speed

For wave speed using equation (iii), we get

As Ó¬=1.6×102 r²¹»å/s,k=0.26 c³¾-1

v=(1.6×102 r²¹»å/s)(0.26 c³¾-1)v=6.0×102 c³¾/s

Therefore, wave speedv is 6.0×102 c³¾/s.

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e) Checking the sign of angular frequency

As the wave travels in the negative direction of x axis, the sign is positive (+).

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