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Two girls, standing at opposite ends of a rope, each makes a pulse of the same speed, Pulse A, with an amplitude of 4 cm, moves to the left and pulse B, with an amplitude of -6 cm, moves to the left. The pulses meet at point C.
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2 stepsPart 1.1
The phenomenon observed when the two pulses meet at point C is *superposition
Part 1.2
When the two pulses meet at point C, Pulse A (amplitude ) and Pulse B (amplitude ) overlap. The resultant pulse will have an amplitude of . This means the resultant pulse will be a downward pulse with an amplitude of .
A (4 cm)
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B (-6 cm)
At point C, the rope will momentarily be displaced downwards by .
The diagram should show pulse A moving right, pulse B moving left, and at point C, a smaller downward pulse representing the sum of the two.
Part 1.3
The type of interference that takes place when the pulses meet is *destructive interference
Part 1.4
Identify the amplitudes of the individual pulses.
Pulse A amplitude () =
Pulse B amplitude () = (negative indicates it's inverted)Apply the principle of superposition to find the resultant amplitude.
The resultant amplitude of the pulses at point C is .
Part 1.5
After passing point C, the amplitude of pulse A *REMAINS THE SAME
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