Homework Help: PHY

Posted by Tim on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:04pm.

A traveling wave is produced on a rope. The wave travels until it hits a wall and it is reflected. If the speed of the wave is 1.8 m/s and it takes 3.3 s to get back to the starting point, how long (m) is the rope.

PHY - bobpursley, Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:05pm
distance=timeoneway*wavespeed=3.3/2 * wavespeed.

solve for distance.

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