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Physics Wave and Sound Mix MCQ (Single Correct)

A wooden plank is placed over a pit that is 5.00 m wide. A physics student stands in the middle of the plank and begins to jump up and down such that she jumps upward from the plank two times each second. The plank oscillates with a large amplitude, with maximum amplitude at its center [Pit and Plank].

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What is the speed of transverse waves on the plank?
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At what rate does the student haze to jump to produce large-amplitude oscillations if she is standing 1.25 m from the edge of the pit? (Note: The transverse standing waves of the plank have nodes at the two ends that rest on the ground on either side of the pit.)

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The plank is oscillating in its fundamental mode, so λ = 2L = 10.0m, with a frequency of 2.00 Hz.

v = fλ = 20.0 m/s.

The plank would be its first overtone, with twice the frequency, or 4 jumps/s.

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