Distance = (speed) x (time)
Distance = (20 m/s) x (500 s)
Distance = (20 x 500) (m·s / s)
Distance = 10,000 m
That's wave 'diffraction'.
For the velocity graph: start at 0s and 4m/s and draw a straight line to 2s and 2 m/s. Then draw a straight horizontal line to 4s and 2m/s
For the acceleration graph: start with a horizontal line from 0s and 2m/s/s to 2s and 2m/s/s. The draw another line from 2 s and 0m/s/s to 4 s and 0m/s/s
Answer:
A) The wave that travels through the rail reaches the microphone first.
B) separation in time between the arrivals of the two pulses is 0.01539 seconds.
Explanation:
Detailed explanation and calculation is shown in the image below