A stretched string has a mass per unit length of 5.00 g/cm and a tension of 23.0 N. A sinusoidal wave on this string has an amplitude of 0.132 mm and a frequency of 140 Hz and is traveling in the negative direction of an x axis. If the wave equation is of the form y(x,t)= ym sin(kx + wt), what are (a) ym, (b) k, and (c) w, and (d) the correct choice of sign in front of w? (a) Number i (b) Number i (c) Number i (d) Units Units Units

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A stretched string has a mass per unit length of 5.00 g/cm and a tension of 23.0 N. A sinusoidal wave on this string has an amplitude of
0.132 mm and a frequency of 140 Hz and is traveling in the negative direction of an x axis. If the wave equation is of the form
y(x,t) = ym sin(kx + wt),
what are (a) ym, (b) k, and (c) w, and (d) the correct choice of sign in front of w?
(a) Number
(b) Number
(c) Number
(d)
MO
i
Units
Units
Units
Transcribed Image Text:A stretched string has a mass per unit length of 5.00 g/cm and a tension of 23.0 N. A sinusoidal wave on this string has an amplitude of 0.132 mm and a frequency of 140 Hz and is traveling in the negative direction of an x axis. If the wave equation is of the form y(x,t) = ym sin(kx + wt), what are (a) ym, (b) k, and (c) w, and (d) the correct choice of sign in front of w? (a) Number (b) Number (c) Number (d) MO i Units Units Units
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