College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 11 - Problems - Page 429: 29

Answer

We can rank the waves in order of amplitude, from largest to smallest: $b = e \gt a \gt c = d$

Work Step by Step

The amplitude is the maximum distance each point moves away from the center during each cycle. We can count the units from the center of the wave to find an expression for the amplitude for each graph. (a) $A = 3~units$ (b) $A = 4~units$ (c) $A = 2~units$ (d) $A = 2~units$ (e) $A = 4~units$ We can rank the waves in order of amplitude, from largest to smallest: $b = e \gt a \gt c = d$
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