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Grade 12th passGeneral Physics

A travelling wave in stretched string is given by equation y=40cos(3x-5t)cm where t is in sec.,determine the max speed of particles of medium?

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9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
Maximum speed for the travelling wave is given by:
Vmax. = Aw
where A is the amplitude of the eqn. and w is the angular speed.
A = 40 and w = 5
Hence,
Vmax. = 40*5 = > 200 m/s.