Kevin Zhou — Waves I Problem 2 · Kevin Zhou #W1.2

Physics · mechanics

Problem

Problem 2. Consider a string with the following shape. (a) If this is a traveling wave moving to the right with velocity v, carefully draw the velocity and acceleration of every point on the string. (b) Now suppose the string is held in place, with zero velocity. If it is suddenly relased, sketch the subsequent behavior of the string.

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