4th lecture

1. From the wave function of a traveling wave,

y(x,t) = ym sin (kx - ωt), prove that (i) k = 2π/λ, (ii)
ω = 2π/T (iii) v = +ω/k and (iv) v = - ω/k.
Ans: (i) y(x,t) = ym sin (kx - ωt)
At t=0 ,

(ii)
(iii)

(iv)

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Chapter 16: Traveling and standing waves

16-1: Transverse waves (types of waves, transverse and longitudinal waves, wavelength and frequency,
amplitude and phase, wavelength and angular wave number, period, angular frequency and frequency,
phase constant, the speed of a traveling wave
5th Lecture:
Application:
Module 16-1 Transverse waves

1.If a wave y(x, t) = (6.0 mm) sin(kx + (600 rad/s)t + φ) travels along a
string, how much time does any given point on the string take to move
between displacements y = + 2.0 mm and y = - 2.0 mm?

Solution:
5. A sinusoidal wave travels along a string. The time for a particular
point to move from maximum displacement to zero is 0.170 s. What are
(a) the period and (b) frequency? (c) The wavelength is 1.40 m; what is
the wave speed?

Solution:
7.A transverse sinusoidal wave is moving along a string in the
positive direction of an x axis with a speed of 80 m/s. At t = 0,
the string particle at x = 0 has a transverse displacement of 4.0
cm from its equilibrium position and is not moving. The
maximum transverse speed of the string particle at x = 0 is 16
m/s.(a) What is the frequency of the wave? (b) What is the
wavelength of the wave? If and y(x,t) = ym sin (kx ± ωt + φ ) is
the form of the wave equation, what are (c) ym, (d) k, (e) ω , (f)
φ , and (g) the correct choice of sign in front of ω?

Solution:
Objective:
2. Show that the speed of a transverse wave on a stretched string is

v , where τ is the tension on the string and  is its mass per unit

length.
[Or Prove that the speed of a wave along a stretched ideal string
depends only on the tension and linear density of the string and not on
the frequency of the wave.]
Ans:
Application:
Module 16-2 Wave speed on a stretched string
14. The equation of a transverse wave on a string is y = (2.0 m) sin [(20
m-1)x - (600 s-1)t]. The tension in the string is 15 N. (a) What is the wave
speed? (b) Find the linear density of this string in grams per meter.

Solution:
6th Lecture:
Objective:
3. Wave functions of two sinusoidal transverse waves traveling along
a stretched string are given by y1 (x,t) = ym sin (kx - ωt) and y2 (x,t) = ym
sin (kx – ωt + φ), where φ is the phase difference between the
interfering waves. Using the principle of superposition, find their
resultant wave for different values of φ (0, π, 2π/3) and sketch a plot of
the waves.

Ans:
Chapter: 16
16-5: Interference of waves (the principle of superposition for waves, interference of waves),
Application:
Module 16-5 Interference of waves
32. What phase difference between two identical traveling waves,
moving in the same direction along a stretched string, results in the
combined wave having an amplitude 1.50 times that of the common
amplitude of the two combining waves? Express your answer in (a)
degrees, (b) radians, and (c) wavelengths.

Solution:
7th Lecture:
Objective:
4. Two sinusoidal waves traveling in the opposite directions along a stretched string are given by
y1 (x,t) = ym sin (kx-ωt) and y2 (x,t) = ym sin (kx+ωt). Using the principle of superposition, find the resultant
standing wave. Find the positions of nodes and antinodes of the resulting standing wave. Sketch the
figures when the waves are in phase and out of phase.

For Nodes

Fort Antinodes

Application:
Module 16-7 Standing waves and resonance
53. A string oscillate according to the equation y′ = (0.50 cm) sin [(π/3 cm -1)x] cos [(40π s-1)t]. What are
(a) the amplitude and (b) the speed of the two waves (identical except for direction of travel) whose
superposition gives this oscillation? (c) What is the distance between nodes? (d) What is the speed of a
particle of the string at the position x = 1.5 cm when t = 9/8 s?
Solution

76. A standing wave results from the sum of two transverse traveling waves given by y1 = 0.050 cos(πx –
4πt) and y2 = 0.050 cos(πx + 4πt), where x, y1,and y2 are in meters and t is in seconds. (a) What is the
smallest positive value of x that corresponds to a node? Beginning at t = 0, what is the value of the (b)
first,(c) second, and (d) third time the particle at x = 0 has zero velocity?