Register
44) A long spring is attached to a wall. A student generates a pulse 20cm high. When the pulse hits the wall it bounces back upside-down. If a student creates another 20cm pulse, what will be the effect
201k views
1 vote
44) A long spring is attached to a wall. A student generates a pulse 20cm high. When the pulse hits the wall it bounces back upside-down. If a student creates another 20cm pulse, what will be the effect when the two pulse meet?

User TomCB
by
8.2k points

1 Answer

3 votes
You can think of the upside down (returning) pulse as negative (-20cm) and the new pulse as positive (+20).  All waves traveling along the spring will add to each other at each point they meet.  What will happen when you add these two numbers?
User Brian Newman
by
8.3k points
← Prev Question Next Question →

Related questions

Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

At sea level, water boils at 100 degrees celcius and methane  boiled at -161 degrees celcius. Which of these substances has a stronger force of attraction between its particles? Explain your answer
Physical properties of minerals graphic organizer
A snowball is launched horizontally from the top of a building at v = 16.9 m/s. If it lands d = 44 meters from the bottom, how high (in m) was the building?
What type of rock is the Haystack rock (igneous, Metamorphic, or Sedimentary)
what is a device that transforms thermal energy to mechanical energy
Link Copied!