At t 0, the instantaneous position of two pulses moving along a taut string with

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At t 0, the instantaneous position of two pulses moving along a taut string with a speed 15.7 cm/s are as shown in the diagram below. Each unit on the horizontal axis is 5.0 cm and each unit on the vertical axis is 2.0 cm·e peak of pulse 2 is exactly on a half unit of the horizontal axis.) pulse 2 ..pulse I (a) At what location will the resultant of the two pulses have maximum amplitude? 25 The amplitude of the resultant will be maximum when the peaks of the two pulses overlap. How far does each pulse move to get to this position? cm (b) At what time will the resultant of the two pulses have maximum amplitude? (c) What is the value of this maximum amplitude?

Explanation / Answer

(a)

Relativ speed of pulses,

Vrel = 2v = 2*15.7

Vrel = 31.4 cm/s

Distance b/w both pulses = 10 units = 10*5 = 50 cm

time taken to meet the pulses t = d / v

t = 20 / 15.7 = 1.27 s

Location at which pulses have maximum altitude,

s = 5*2 + 15.7*1.27 = 30 cm

(b)

t = 1.27 s

(c)

Value of maximum amplitude = 2 cm

s = 24

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