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    Ratio of Resultant Wave to Common Amplitude: Pi/2 Rad Out of Phase

    I thought I was suppose to add the two amplitudes to get the resultant amplitude but I wasn't sure if that was if they were right on top of each other. Doing this would make the ration 2:1 but I don't think that's right.
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    How Does Tension Affect the Speed and Wavelength of Waves in a Guitar String?

    A nylon guitar string has a linear density of 9.0 g/m and is under a tension of 180.0 N. The fixed supports are L = 80.0 cm apart. The string is oscillating in the standing wave pattern shown in the figure. Calculate the speed of the traveling waves whose superposition gives this standing wave...
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    Sinusoidal Wave Frequency 500 Hz: Pi/3 Rad Apart

    A sinusoidal wave of frequency 500 Hz has a speed of 350 m/s. (a) How far apart are two points that differ in phase by Pi/3 rad? I was thinking that I need to use the equation y= Asin(kx-wt+pi/3) I found the wavelength=0.70m used this to find k=8.98 solved for w by converting the...
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    Harmonics Problem: Frequency Matching of Strings A and B

    Quick question, do these strings slow down at all or do I assume they are going at a constant rate. Also can the answer be a fraction?
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    Harmonics Problem: Frequency Matching of Strings A and B

    String A is stretched between two clamps separated by distance L. String B, with the same linear density and under the same tension (i.e., having the same wave velocity) as String A, is stretched between two other clamps separated by distance 4L. Consider the first 8 harmonics of string B. For...
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    Ratio of Resultant Wave to Common Amplitude: Pi/2 Rad Out of Phase

    Two identical traveling waves, moving in the same direction, are out of phase by Pi/2 rad. (a) What is the ratio of the amplitude of the resultant wave to that of the common amplitude of the waves I'm having trouble with this problem because I feel like I'm not given enough information...
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    Physical pendulum and meter stick

    A physical pendulum consists of a meter stick that is pivoted at a small hole drilled through the stick a distance x from the 50. cm mark. The period of oscillation is observed to be 1.656 s. Find the distance x. I know I have to find the moment of Inertia and I believe the equation for this...
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    Help! Biology Photosynthesis Test Ordering Tips

    What textbook are you using? Is it Campbell & Reece?
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    How Many Logs Are Needed to Keep Children Afloat?

    The equation in my book is V(liq)/V(obj)=p(obj)/p(liq) and by the way I'm reading your explanation I feel like it's a proportion problem. However I'm not sure how to fit weight into a similar equation, unless there's something I'm forgetting. So the weight of n logs plus children is...
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    How Do You Calculate the Radius of a Submerged Iron Ball?

    An iron ball is suspended by a thread of negligible mass from an upright cylinder that floats partially submerged in water. The cylinder has a height of 6.00 cm, a face area of 12.0 cm^2 on the top and bottom, and a density of 0.30 g/cm^3. 2.00 cm of its height is above the surface. What is the...
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    How Does Water Pressure Change with Velocity and Elevation in a Tapered Pipe?

    I already have the speed. 3.9m/s and I'm using the density of freshwater being 1.0e3 kg/m^3. I know I'm calculating something wrong I keep coming up with a huge number or a negative number for pressure which, can't be negative right? and needs to be less than 170 kPa.
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    How Does Water Pressure Change with Velocity and Elevation in a Tapered Pipe?

    A water pipe having a 2.5 cm inside diameter carries water into the basement of a house at a speed of 0.90 m/s and a pressure of 170 kPa. If the pipe tapers to 1.2 cm and rises to the second floor 7.6 m above the input point, what is the (a) speed, and (b) water pressure, at the second floor...
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    Finding the density of a liquid with buoyancy

    I can't for some reason post the figures but if anyone can still give me some help without the use of the figures would be greatly appreciated.
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    Finding the density of a liquid with buoyancy

    http://spock.physast.uga.edu/prtspool/bearhug_uga_printout_1163471689_22380_10.pdf A rectangular block is gradually pushed faced-down into a liquid. The block has height d; on the bottom and top the face area is A=5.67 cm^2 . Also shown is a graph that shows the apparent weight W_app of the...
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    How Many Logs Are Needed to Keep Children Afloat?

    Okay so I took Dan's advice and added up children and logs to get a total force. What I did was I used D=M/V and solved for M to get the mass of the logs being 101.6kg. Then used F=mg to get the force which is 995.7N and added this to (356)(3)=1068N to get 2063.7N. I used the equation F=...
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