A 524-Hz longitudinal wave in air has a speed of 345m/s. Write the equation for this wave...
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A 524-Hz longitudinal wave in air has a speed of 345m/s. Write the equation for this wave traveling to the right, if its amplitude is 0.020 cm and D = - 0.020cm, at t = 0 and x = 0. Express your answer in terms of the variables x, t, and appropriate constants.
Longitudinal Wave:
When the periodical waves are vibrating parallelly to the flows of propagating waves, the wave is termed a longitudinal wave. For example, Ultrasound waves. In the Longitudinal wave, the waveform equation shows the relationship between amplitude, angular wavenumber, position, time, angular frequency, and phase angle.
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- The frequency of the longitudinal wave is {eq}f = 524\;{\rm{Hz}} {/eq}
- The speed of a longitudinal wave is {eq}v =...
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