A-LevelPhysicsSuperposition9702/12 · May/June 2016 · Q251 Mark
A stationary wave is set up on a stretched string. The diagram shows the string at two instants of time when it has maximum displacement. [Figure 25.1] The oscillations of point P on the string have amplitude A. What is the distance moved by P from the position shown in the diagram after half a time period of the wave?
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A0
BA
C2A
D4A
✓ Correct answer
C: 2A
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