Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 20 - Traveling Waves - Exercises and Problems - Page 586: 5

Answer

See the graph below.

Work Step by Step

The given snapshot is at $t=0$ s, and the wave moves to the right at 1 m/s. This means that, after 1 s, the leading edge will be at $x=5$ m, this leading edge will cause a sudden vertical displacement on the rope to 1 cm upward. This continues for extra 3 seconds. The last part of the wave is one meter wide, so it will take 1 s to drop again to zero. See the graph below.
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