The wave functions of two standing waves on a string of length L are y 1 (x,

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The wave functions of two standing waves on a string of length L are

y1(x, t) = A1 cos ώt sin k1x

and

y2(x, t) = A2 cos ώt sin k2x, 

where kn = nπ/L, and ώn = nw1. The wave function of the resultant wave is

yr(x, t) = y1(x, t) + y2(x, t).

(a) Find the velocity of a segment dx of the string.

(b) Find the kinetic energy of this segment.

(c) By integration, find the total kinetic energy of the resultant wave. Notice the disappearance of the cross terms so that the total kinetic energy is proportional to (n1A1)+ (n2A2)2.

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