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Question:
$\text{The mathematical forms for three sinusoidal traveling waves are given by:}$ $\text{Wave 1: } y(x, t) = (2 \text{ cm}) \sin(3x - 6t)$ $\text{Wave 2: } y(x, t) = (3 \text{ cm}) \sin(4x - 12t)$ $\text{Wave 3: } y(x, t) = (4 \text{ cm}) \sin(5x - 11t)$ $\text{where } x \text{ is in meters and } t \text{ is in seconds. Of these waves:}$
Options:
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1. $\text{Wave 1 has the highest wave speed as well as the maximum transverse string speed.}$
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2. $\text{Wave 2 has the highest wave speed, while Wave 1 has the maximum transverse string speed.}$
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3. $\text{Wave 3 has the highest wave speed as well as the maximum transverse string speed.}$
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4. $\text{Wave 2 has the highest wave speed, while Wave 3 has the maximum transverse string speed.}$
Solution:
$\text{Hint: } v_{p\text{max}} = A\omega$ $\text{Step: Find the maximum and minimum speed of the wave.}$ $\text{The maximum particle speed of the wave is given by: } v_{p\text{max}} = A\omega$ $\text{The maximum particle speed of the wave 1 is given by:}$ $v_{p\text{max}} = 2 \times 6 = 12 \text{ m/s}$ $\text{The maximum particle speed of the wave 2 is given by:}$ $v_{p\text{max}} = 3 \times 12 = 36 \text{ m/s}$ $\text{The maximum particle speed of the wave 3 is given by:}$ $v_{p\text{max}} = 4 \times 11 = 44 \text{ m/s}$ $\text{The wave speed of the wave is given by: } v = \frac{\omega}{k}$ $\text{The wave speed of the wave 1 is given by: } v_1 = \frac{6}{3} = 2 \text{ m/s}$ $\text{The wave speed of the wave 2 is given by: } v_2 = \frac{12}{4} = 3 \text{ m/s}$ $\text{The wave speed of the wave 3 is given by: } v_3 = \frac{11}{5} = 2.2 \text{ m/s}$ $\text{Therefore, the wave 2 has the highest wave speed, while the wave 3 has the maximum transverse string speed.}$ $\text{Hence, option (4) is the correct answer.}$
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