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Chapter 16, Problem 9P
(a) Write the expression for y as a function of x and t in SI units for a sinusoidal wave traveling along a rope in the negative x direction with the following characteristics: A = 8.0 cm, λ = 80.0 cm, f = 3.00 Hz, and y(0, t) = 0 at t = 0. (b) What If? Write the expression for y as a function of x and t for the wave in part (a) assuming y(x, 0) = 0 at the point x = 10.0 cm.
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