A hand holding a rope moves up and down to create a transverse wave on the rope.

Question

A hand holding a rope moves up and down to create a transverse wave on the rope. The hand completes an oscillation in 1.8 s, and the wave travels along the string at 0.5 m/s. The amplitude of the wave is 0.06 m.

a.) Find the frequency at which the crests pass a given point in space.
Hz

b.) Find the distance between two adjacent crests on the wave.
m

c.) There is a blue spot drawn onto the rope with a pen. Find the distance this spot travels in one period.
m

d.) If the mass per unit length of the string is 9

Explanation / Answer

a.) Find the frequency at which the crests pass a given point in space.
Hz

f= 1/T =1/1.8=0.555Hz-ANSWER

b.) Find the distance between two adjacent crests on the wave.

? =v/ f = 0.5 /0.555=0.900 m

c.) There is a blue spot drawn onto the rope with a pen. Find the distance this spot travels in one period.
m

4 x 0.06 =0.24 m

d.) If the mass per unit length of the string is 9

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