What equation can be used to calculate either wavelength, frequency or speed?

Two transverse waves travel along the same taut string. Wave 1 is described by y1(x, t) = A sin(kx - ωt), while wave 2 is descri

Vadim26 [7]

Answer:

6) Wave 1 travels in the positive x-direction, while wave 2 travels in the negative x-direction.

Explanation:

What matters is the part $kx \pm \omega t$ , the other parts of the equation don't affect time and space variations. We know that when the sign is - the wave propagates to the positive direction while when the sign is + the wave propagates to the negative direction, but here is an explanation of this:

For both cases, + and -, after a certain time $\delta t$ ( $\delta t >0$ ), the displacement y of the wave will be determined by the $kx\pm\omega (t+\delta t)$ term. For simplicity, if we imagine we are looking at the origin (x=0), this will be simply $\pm \omega (t+\delta t)$ .

To know which side, right or left of the origin, would go through the origin after a time $\delta t$ (and thus know the direction of propagation) we have to see how we can achieve that same displacement y not by a time variation but by a space variation $\delta x$ (we would be looking where in space is what we would have in the future in time). The term would be then $k(x+\delta x)\pm\omega t$ , which at the origin is $k \delta x \pm \omega t$ . This would mean that, when the original equation has $kx+\omega t$ , we must have that $\delta x>0$ for $k\delta x+\omega t$ to be equal to $kx+\omega\delta t$ , and when the original equation has $kx-\omega t$ , we must have that $\delta x$ for $k\delta x-\omega t$ to be equal to $kx-\omega \delta t$

Note that their values don't matter, although they are a very small variation (we have to be careful since all this is inside a sin function), what matters is if they are positive or negative and as such what is possible or not .

In conclusion, when $kx+\omega t$ , the part of the wave on the positive side ( $\delta x>0$ ) is the one that will go through the origin, so the wave is going in the negative direction, and viceversa.

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3 years ago

Explain the importance of measurement Physics.

KiRa [710]

Answer:

Measurements are an important part of comparing things, as they provide the basis on comparing objects to other objects. Measurements allow us to recognize three hours and see how it's shorter than five hours, without having to observe the hours passing by themselves.

7 0

3 years ago

HELP ASAP PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEE

ira [324]

It's the second graph!
it's the only one with a negative gradient.
so the temperature of the ball will fall in water as it looses its heat.

activate windows,:-P

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4 years ago

If the briefcase hits the water 6.0 s later, what was the speed at which the helicopter was ascending?

vovikov84 [41]

Complete Question

In an action movie, the villain is rescued from the ocean by grabbing onto the ladder hanging from a helicopter. He is so intent on gripping the ladder that he lets go of his briefcase of counterfeit money when he is 130 m above the water. If the briefcase hits the water 6.0 s later, what was the speed at which the helicopter was ascending?

Answer:

The speed of the helicopter is $u = 7.73 \ m/s$

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

The height at which he let go of the brief case is h = 130 m

The time taken before the the brief case hits the water is t = 6 s

Generally the initial speed of the briefcase (Which also the speed of the helicopter )before the man let go of it is mathematically evaluated using kinematic equation as

$s = h+ u t + 0.5 gt^2$

Here s is the distance covered by the bag at sea level which is zero

$0 = 130+ u * (6) + 0.5 * (-9.8) * (6)^2$

=> $0 = 130+ u * (6) + 0.5 * (-9.8) * (6)^2$

=> $u = \frac{-130 + (0.5 * 9.8 * 6^2) }{6}$

=> $u = 7.73 \ m/s$

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3 years ago

Beating a carpet with a carpet beater.

prisoha [69]

I would say a short person with muscles considering they are closer to the ground, but they may not be able to build up as much force in such a short time compared to the tall person.

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3 years ago