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A wave is modeled by the wave function y(x,t) = (0.51m) sin[(2π/7.9m)(x-(14.3m/s)t)]. What is the period of the wave?

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What is the wavelength of the waves you create in a swimming pool if you splash your hand at a rate of 1.41 Hz and the waves propagate at a wave speed of 5.54 m/s?

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A wave is modeled with the function y(x,t) = (0.46m) cos((0.72rad/m)x − (0.77rad/s)t + π/3). Find the period.

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A wave is modeled with the function y(x,t) = (0.66m) cos((0.03rad/m)x − (0.9rad/s)t + π/3). Find the wavelength.

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A wave is modeled with the function y(x,t) = (0.58m) cos((0.21rad/m)x − (0.03rad/s)t + π/3). Find the wave speed.

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Transverse waves travel through a string where the tension equals 14.58 N with a speed of 20.61 m/s. What tension would be required for a wave speed of 25.36 m/s?

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What is the wavelength of an earthquake that shakes you with a frequency of 33 Hz and gets to another city 95 km away in 20.6 s?

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A string is 6.17 m long with a mass of 3.37 g. The string is held taut with a tension of 448 N applied to the string. A pulse is sent down the string. How long does it take the pulse to travel the 3.00 m of the string?

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A pendulum that has a period of 7.01 s and that is located where the acceleration due to gravity is 9.44 m/s2 is moved to a location where the acceleration due to gravity is 9.31 m/s2. What is its new period?

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Find the magnitude of the charge if it has a Voltage of 11 V with a distance of 23 mm.