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What does the wave equation primarily describe?
What does the wave equation primarily describe?
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental property of waves?
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental property of waves?
What does the equation y = asin(vt - x) represent?
What does the equation y = asin(vt - x) represent?
When differentiating y = asin(vt - x) with respect to time t, what is the result?
When differentiating y = asin(vt - x) with respect to time t, what is the result?
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In the total energy equation for a simple harmonically vibrating particle, which term represents potential energy?
In the total energy equation for a simple harmonically vibrating particle, which term represents potential energy?
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What represents the kinetic energy of the particle in motion?
What represents the kinetic energy of the particle in motion?
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Which equation represents the rate of change of the region of compression in a longitudinal wave?
Which equation represents the rate of change of the region of compression in a longitudinal wave?
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What type of equation is derived from the acceleration of a particle and the rate of change of the region of compression?
What type of equation is derived from the acceleration of a particle and the rate of change of the region of compression?
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Study Notes
SH Wave Equation Derivation
- The wave equation describes waves like sound, water, and seismic waves.
- All waves share properties: reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, wavelength, frequency, speed, amplitude.
- A wave is an energy-transferring disturbance.
- SH wave equation example:
y = a sin(vt – x)where 'y' is displacement, 'a' is amplitude, 'v' is velocity, 't' is time, and 'x' is distance. - Differentiating
y = a sin(vt – x)with respect to time (t) twice yields the acceleration:y'' = -v²y. - Differentiating
y = a sin(vt – x)with respect to distance (x) twice yields the rate of change of compression:y'' = -v²y. - Comparing the second-order time and distance derivatives gives the SH wave differential equation:
y'' = -v²y.
Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) Energy
- Potential Energy (PE) in SHM:
PE = ½ mω²y²(m = mass, ω = angular velocity, y = displacement). - Kinetic Energy (KE) in SHM:
KE = ½ mω²(a² - y²)(a = amplitude). - Total Energy (E) in SHM:
E = PE + KE = ½ mω²a² = 2π²υ²ma²(υ = frequency).
SHM Problems
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Question 1: Doubling the amplitude of an SH oscillator:
- Frequency remains unchanged.
- Maximum velocity doubles.
- Maximum acceleration doubles.
- Question 2: At an extreme position, the vibrating particle's velocity is zero.
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Question 3: Deriving the SHM differential equation,
y = a sin(ωt + φ), involves differentiating twice with respect to time to showy'' + ω²y = 0. - Question 4: A 2 x 10⁻⁴ second period translates to a resonant frequency of 5000 Hz (Hertz = cycles per second).
- Question 5: For a 12 m long, 2.1 kg steel wire to have transverse wave speed matching the speed of sound (343 m/s), the tension (T) needs to be approximately 2.06 x 10⁴ N.
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Description
This quiz covers the derivation of the SH wave equation and explores the principles of Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) energy, including potential and kinetic energy equations. Understand the properties of waves and the relationship between displacement, amplitude, and energy conservation in harmonic systems.
