Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Waves-I - Problems - Page 475: 56i

Answer

$t = 0.050~s$

Work Step by Step

$y(x,t) = 0.040~sin(5\pi x)~cos(40 \pi t)$ We can take the derivative to find an equation for the transverse velocity: $u = -(0.040)(40\pi)~sin(5\pi x)~sin(40\pi t)$ We can find the values of $t$, where $t \geq 0,$ such that $u = 0$ for all values of $x$: $u = -(0.040)(40\pi)~sin(5\pi x)~sin(40\pi t) = 0$ $sin(40\pi t) = 0$ $40\pi t = 0, \pi, 2\pi, 3\pi, ...$ $t = 0, 0.025~s, 0.050~s, 0.075~s, ...$ The third time that all points on the string have zero transverse velocity is $~~t = 0.050~s$
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