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18. Waves & Sound - Part 1 of 3
18. Waves & Sound / Average Power of Waves on Strings / Problem 1

A string of mass 5 g and length 1.25 m is tightly attached to a mechanical vibrator at one end and to a fixed support at the other end. The mechanical vibrator generates traveling waves. The traveling wave is modeled with the wave function y = 6 mm (sin { [1.5π (rad/m) x] + [90π (rad/s) t] } ). What is the i) tension (T) in the string and the ii) average power (Pav) transmitted by the traveling wave?

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