Exam 16: Wave Motion

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Ariel claims that a pulse is described by the equation Ariel claims that a pulse is described by the equation   where x and y are measured in cm and t in s. Miranda says that it is not possible to represent a pulse with this function because a wave must be a function of x + vt or x − vt. Which one, if either, is correct, and why? where x and y are measured in cm and t in s. Miranda says that it is not possible to represent a pulse with this function because a wave must be a function of x + vt or x − vt. Which one, if either, is correct, and why?

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The figure below represents a string which has a heavy section and a light section. The mass per unit length of the heavy section is 16 times as large as the mass per unit length of the light section. When the string is under tension, the speed of a pulse traveling in the heavy section is ____ times the speed of that same pulse traveling in the light section. The figure below represents a string which has a heavy section and a light section. The mass per unit length of the heavy section is 16 times as large as the mass per unit length of the light section. When the string is under tension, the speed of a pulse traveling in the heavy section is ____ times the speed of that same pulse traveling in the light section.

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