Waves Lecture 6 Flashcards

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Q

equation of superposition of two travelling waves

A

y = 2Acos(kx)cos(wt)

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2
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what is the distance between two nodes

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L = λ/2

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3
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λ_n = ?
k_n= ?
w_n= ?
f_n= ?

A

λ_n = 2L/n
k_n= k_1 n
w_n= w_1 n
f_n= f_1 n

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4
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equation for fundamental mode for standing waves

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y(x,t) = Asin(k_n tx) cos(w_n t + φ)

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5
Q

speed of a wave with T and µ

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V = √T/µ

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6
Q

what does the superposition of all standing waves create

A

a triangle

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