What is the amplitude and frequency of the resultant wave? (Please Help)?

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Two traveling sinusoidal waves are described by the wave functions where x, y1 and y2 are in meters and t is seconds.y1 = (5.45 m) sin[(4.30x - 1260t)]andy2 = (5.45 m) sin[(4.30x - 1260t - 0.25)] a) What is the amplitude of the resultant wave? b) What is the frequency of the resultant wave?Thank You

Mina Herzog · Accepted Answer

You can use the trig identity sin u + sin v = 2 sin(½(u+v)) cos(½(u−v)) with u=4.30x - 1260t and v=4.30x - 1260t - 0.25. You should find that the resultant wave is given by 2*(5.45m)* sin(4.3x-1260t-.125) *cos(.125). That means:a) The amplitude is 2*(5.45m)*cos(.125) =10.81m b)The frequency is the same as it was for y1 and y2: the angular frequency w =1260 rad/s or f = w/(2*Pi) = (1260 rad/s)/(2*Pi rad) = 200.5 Hz. Hope that helps!

Mina Herzog · Answer

a) = 2(5.45)cos(0.125) = 10.815b) = (1260 x Pi) / (2 x Pi) => = 1260/2 = 630

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