Examine Conceptual Example 3 before addressing this question. A wave moves on a string with a constant velocity. Does this mean that the particles of the string always have zero acceleration?
Question
Question
Examine Conceptual Example 3 before addressing this question. A wave moves on a string with a constant velocity. Does this mean that the particles of the string always have zero acceleration?
Answer:
No. The particle of the string does not always have zero acceleration.
Explanation:
No, because the particles exhibit simple harmonic motion, in which the acceleration is not always zero.