Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Waves-I - Problems - Page 476: 65c

Answer

$v=30\frac{m}{s}$ in the +x direction

Work Step by Step

The given equation is $y=(2.0mm)sin[(20m^{-1})x]-(600s^{-1})t]$ By comparing the given equation with $y_(x,t)=y_m sin(kx-\omega t)$ we obtain: $k=20m^{-1}$ We know that $v=\frac{\omega}{k}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $v=\frac{600}{20}=30\frac{m}{s}$ in the +x direction
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