Wave motion Definition and 53 Threads

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    Understanding the Basics of Wave Motion

    Wave motion... Ques: "What is meant by a wave motion?" Thanks.
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    • Forum: Mechanics
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    Another quick physics problems (wave motion)

    A 30.0 m steel wire and a 20.0 m copper wire, both with 1.00-mm diameters are connected end to end and stretched to a tension of 150 N. How long does it take a transverse wave to travel the entire length of the two wires? I really don't need an answer but rather something to get me going.
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    Distance traveled by a knot in a string ungergoing wave motion.

    Once again, I've become stuck on the easiest problem in the chapter (though I'm steamrolling the tougher ones). I just can't get the concept of this one down I guess. Thanks for any help. A 4 Hz wave with amplitude 12 cm and a wavelength 30.0 cm travels along a stretched string. (a) how...