Question

A string is vibrating between two posts as shown above. Students are to determine the speed of the wave within this string. They have already measured the amount of time necessary for the wave to oscillate up and down. The students must also take what other measurements to determine the speed of the wave?

A. The distance between the two posts.
B. The amplitude of the wave
C. The tension in the string
D. The amplitude of the wave and the tension in the string
E. The distance between the two posts, the amplitude of the wave, and the tension in the string

Answer 1

The distance between two posts

Step-by-step explanation:

As the students have already measured the amount of time necessary for the wave to oscillate up and down that is on the string between two posts,They have to measure the speed of the wave.

ie v=fλ

They have to measure distance between the posts.

Because wavelength is equal to the distance between the posts ie full length of string.

The frequency of the wave is calculated by

f= 1/T

Where is the time period which the students have calculated ie the amount of time taken to oscillate up and down,

Thus the wave speed is calculated using formula

v=λ/T