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Two waves are generated on a string of length 4.0 m to produce a three-loop standing wave with an amplitude of 1.0 cm. The wave speed is 100 m s-1. Let the equation for one of the waves be of the form y(x,t)=ymsin(kx+ωt). In the equation for the other wave, what are
(a) ym (b) k and ω (d) the sing in front of ω?

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What phase difference between two identical traveling waves moving in the same direction along a stretched string that results in the combined wave having an amplitude 0.852 times that of the common amplitude of the two combining waves? Express your answer in (a) degrees, (b) radians and (c) wavelengths.
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100 g wire is held under a tension of 220 N with one end at x=0 and the other at x=10.0 m. At time t=0, pulse 1 is sent along the wire from the end at x=10.0 m. At time t=30.0 ms pulse 2 is sent along the wire from the end at x=0. At what position x do the pulses begin to meet?
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String A is stretched between two clamps separated by distance L. String B with the same linear density and under the same tension as string A is stretched between two clamps separated by distance 3 L. Consider the first eight harmonics of string B. For which of these eight harmonics of B (if any) does the frequency match the frequency of (a) A's first harmonic, (b) A's second harmonic and (c) A's third harmonic?
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Two sinusoidal waves with the same amplitude of 6.00 mm and the same wavelength travel together along a string that is stretched along an x-axis. Their resultant wave is shown twice in the figure shown below, as valley A travels in the negative direction of the x-axis by distance d=56.0 cm in 8.0 ms. The tick marks along the axis are separated by 10 cm, and height H is 8.0 mm. Let the equation for one wave be of the form yx,t=ymsinkx±ωt+ωϕ, where ϕ1=0 and you must choose the correct sign in front of ω. For the equation for the other wave, what are (a) ym (b) k (c) ω, (d) ϕ2 and (e) the sign in front of ω?

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The tension in a wire clamped at both ends is halved without appreciably changing the wire's length between the clamps. What is the ratio of the new to the old wave speed for transverse waves traveling along this wire?
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Two identical travelling waves moving in the same direction are out of phase by 0.70π rad. What is the amplitude of the resultant wave in terms of the common amplitude yn of the two combining waves?
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A rope with mass 1.39 kg and fixed at both ends oscillates in a second-harmonic standing wave pattern. The displacement of the rope is given by, 
y=(0.10 m)sinπx2sin12πt
where x=0 at one end of the rope, x is in meters, and t is in seconds. What are (a) the length of the rope, (b) the speed of the waves on the rope, and (c) the tension of the rope? (d) If the rope oscillates in a third-harmonic standing wave pattern, what will be the period of oscillation?
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A sinusoidal wave travels along a string. The time for a particular point to move from maximum displacement to zero is 0.135 s. What are the (a) period and (b) frequency? (c) The wavelength is 1.40 m; What is the wave speed?