Question

A Traveling wave

Answer 1

I know right. Sentence fragments ftw.

Answer 2

I'm alright D: haven't really worked on any of it today because of mothers day o.0

Answer 3

@acxbox22 help? :)

Answer 4

so I think part
a) y=5sin3(x- b)
is velocity the same thing as phase shift? (in other words does velocity go where b is?

Answer 5

@zepdrix

Answer 6

uhhhh i dunno +__+ tired...
thinkinggg

Answer 7

aw, ok :) #exhaustion.

Answer 8

Dude, i know that feeling though. When I have just got on openstudy and someone tags me in a question and i'm already brain dead and don't feel much like being helpful D: you're all good.

Answer 9

lol XD

Answer 10

using the formula y=a sin k(x-vt) [is that even correct? o_o)
This is what I got. for part b) of the question.

Answer 11

Hmm I'm not familiar with traveling wave...
this is the equation that I'm seeing when I google it: \(\Large\rm y=A\sin\left[\frac{2\pi}{P}\left(x-v t\right)\right]\)

Where:
`A is amplitude`
`P is period`
`v is velocity`

Your formula looks the same as mine, ok good.

Answer 12

\[\Large\rm y=5\sin\left[\frac{2\pi}{(2\pi/3)}(x-0.5t)\right]\]Uhhh something like that? 0_O

Answer 13

Oh yes yes you simplified the b term, niceeee.

Answer 14

We can see the wave traveling to the right :D
Ahh now it's making sense

Answer 15

hm yeah the period is found by doing 2pi/k
where k is the period. so since they gave me period = 2pi/3 I just took the 3 to equal period. Does that make sense?

Answer 16

haha yes! it's like magic!

Answer 17

So what do you need help with then!? >:U
Looks like you've got it figured out :D lol

Answer 18

I didn't know that I had it right! I thought i had it wrong lol xD you know when you think you've got it figured out but then it turns out it's all messed up? Math is sketchy like that.

Answer 19

Wait so the v in (x-vt) does equal velocity? I can just plug it in?

Answer 20

I dunnoooo >.<
I'll say yes. But I don't know.
Maybe tag someone else :D lol

Answer 21

imma go get some foods <.< deal with it

Answer 22

oh how nice of you. haha thanks so much. Have a fun time eating xD

Answer 23

@Nnesha do you know how to do these??

Answer 24

@jim_thompson5910 I know you just got on. But can you just check this real quick? :) it's all done, just needs to be reviewed.

Answer 25

Yeah I'm finding the same formula more or less

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/waves/wavsol.html

unfortunately I don't know why there are two input variables (x and t).