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telo118 [61]
3 years ago
9

A pulse moving to the right along the x axis is represented by the function of

Physics
1 answer:
olasank [31]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

<em>(a) Peak=2 cm, velocity= 3 cm/s (to the right)</em>

<em>(b) Peak= 2 cm, velocity= -3 cm/s (to the left)</em>

Explanation:

<u>Pulse Movement</u>

The function of a moving wave is given by

\displaystyle y(x,t)=\frac{2}{(x-3t)^2+1}

where x,y are measured in cm and t in seconds.

Please check the graph shown in the image provided below. It shows the waveform at two different times, t=0 sec and t=1 sec. The peak value is displaced by 3 cm when t varies by 1 second. It shows a velocity of 3 m/s.

(a) For a given  time, say t=0 the expression for the pulse is

\displaystyle y(x,0)=\frac{2}{x^2+1}

The maximum value or the pulse amplitude occurs when the denominator has its minimum value, that is when x=0

\displaystyle A=y(0,0)=\frac{2}{0^2+1}=2

At t=1 second, the function is

\displaystyle y(x,1)=\frac{2}{(x-3)^2+1}

Again, the maximum value of the wave occurs at the minimum value of the denominator, or when

x-3=0 \rightarrow x=3

Note the peak has moved 3 cm to the right when t increased by 1 second, this gives us a horizontal velocity of 3 cm/s.

We can corroborate for the general case knowing the peak value moves to the right at the point where

x-3t=0 \rightarrow x=3t

Taking the derivative with respect to t gives us the horizontal velocity:

x'=3\ cm/s

At t=2 seconds

\displaystyle y(x,2)=\frac{2}{(x-6)^2+1}

The amplitude and velocity are the same as determined before. The graph shown in the figure attached shows the pulse waves at t=0 and t=1

b) If the function was

\displaystyle y(x,t)=\frac{2}{(x+3t)^2+1}

Then when t increases, the peak value moves to the left on the x-axis. The velocity would be

x'=-3\ cm/s

It means the wave is traveling to the left instead of to the right

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