A stretched string has a mass per unit length of 4.60 g/cm and a tension of 18.0 N. A sinusoidal wave on this string has an amplitude of 0.123 mm and a frequency of 56.1 Hz and is traveling in the negative direction of an x axis. If the wave equation is of the form y(x,t) = Ym sin(kx + wt), what are (a) ym, (b) k, and (c) w, and (d) the correct choice of sign in front of w? (a) Number 0.123 Units mm (b) Number i 6.26 Units ke/s (c) Number 352 Units rad/s or s^-1 (d)

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A stretched string has a mass per unit length of 4.60 g/cm and a tension of 18.0 N. A sinusoidal wave on this string has an amplitude of
0.123 mm and a frequency of 56.1 Hz and is traveling in the negative direction of an x axis. If the wave equation is of the form
y(x,t) = ym sin(kx + wt),
what are (a) ym, (b) k, and (c) w, and (d) the correct choice of sign in front of w?
(a) Number
0.123
Units
mm
(b) Number
i
6.26
Units
kg/s
(c) Number
352
Units
rad/s or s^-1
(d)
+
Transcribed Image Text:A stretched string has a mass per unit length of 4.60 g/cm and a tension of 18.0 N. A sinusoidal wave on this string has an amplitude of 0.123 mm and a frequency of 56.1 Hz and is traveling in the negative direction of an x axis. If the wave equation is of the form y(x,t) = ym sin(kx + wt), what are (a) ym, (b) k, and (c) w, and (d) the correct choice of sign in front of w? (a) Number 0.123 Units mm (b) Number i 6.26 Units kg/s (c) Number 352 Units rad/s or s^-1 (d) +
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