Consider a transverse periodic (sinusoidal) wave passing through a very long string of mass density 0.250 kg/m. The wave function for this wave is found to be:  y (x,t) = (0.125 m) cos [(1.10 rad/m) x - (15.0 rad/s) t]   From the equation find the following quantities 1. Direction of th oscillation of the medium (i.e. which axis) 2. Direction of the motion of the wave (i.e. which axis, and ij the positive or negative direction) 3. Speed of the wave  4. Tension of the string 5. Average power P av delivered by the wave

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Consider a transverse periodic (sinusoidal) wave passing through a very long string of mass density 0.250 kg/m. The wave function for this wave is found to be: 

y (x,t) = (0.125 m) cos [(1.10 rad/m) x - (15.0 rad/s) t]

 

From the equation find the following quantities

1. Direction of th oscillation of the medium (i.e. which axis)

2. Direction of the motion of the wave (i.e. which axis, and ij the positive or negative direction)

3. Speed of the wave 

4. Tension of the string

5. Average power P av delivered by the wave

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