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A taut string of density p and length b is fixed at both ends. At a...

A taut string of density p and length b is fixed at both ends. At a distance 3b/7 from the origin it is pulled up by an amount h, and at a distance 4b/7 it is pulled down by the same amount. Both points are released simultaneously.

Describe the motion and the amplitudes of the normal modes (So, which modes are not excited and why not)

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When the string is moved up wave pulse on the string move fron left to right ie in +ve x- direction represented by:

y1 = r sin 2*pie/ lambda( vt +x )                        ----------------1

here r = amplitude, lambda = wavelength, v= velocity, t = time

When the string is pulled down the wave pulse will move in opposite direction as above and given by

y2 = r sin [ 2*pie/ lambda( v t - x) + pie)                 ( since between two pulses phase difference is pie)

y2 = - r sin [2*pie/ lambda (vt - x) ]                       --------------2

according to superposition principle resultant displacement is given by:

y = y1 + y2

y = r [ sin {2*pie/ lambda( vt+x) } - sin {2*pie/ lambda (v t - x) ]

noe by using formula sin C - sin D = 2 cos( C+D/2 )*sin ( C-D/2)

y = 2r cos [(2*pie/ lambda)*v t] * sin ( 2*pie/ lambda) *x       ------------3 ( this is the resultant amplitude)

At one end of string one x= 0 , then from eq. 3

y = 0

at x = b, y = 0 since other end of string is also fixed

sin 2*pie/ lambda* b= 0 = sin n*pie                           ( sin n*pie = 0)

lambda = 2 b/ n

here n = 1,2,3 -------- are normal modes of vibration of string.

For first normal mode , lambda 1 = 2 b

b = lambda/ 2

And frequency of vibration in this mode is given by,

f = velocity/ wavelength( lambda 1)

f = v / 2b

similarly we can find for other modes.


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