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    Undergrad Why Does the Pulley Section Lack a Standing Wave in the String Experiment?

    Here's one for you guys. I've done some research and I couldn't find an exact answer to my question... In the experiment shown here: http://www.itc.csmd.edu/mth/ahouser/PHY1010/labs/Lab10StandingWaves.pdf Why is there no standing wave on the segment of the string between the pulley and the...
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    What Minimum Height Ensures a Marble Stays on a Loop-the-Loop Track?

    alphysicist, I just wanted to say thanks. I see what I did wrong after your first response. Makes sense now! :)
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    What Minimum Height Ensures a Marble Stays on a Loop-the-Loop Track?

    Homework Statement A small solid marble of mass m and radius r will roll without slipping along the loop-the-loop track, shown below, if it is released from rest somewhere on the straight section of track. For the following answers use m for the mass, r for the radius of the marble, R for the...