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Problem: Figure 1 is a snapshot graph at t=0s of two waves on a string approaching each other at 1 m/sList the values of the displacement of the string at x = 5.0 cm at 1 s intervals from t = 0 s to t = 6 s. Express your answer using two significant figures separated by commasy0 • y1 • y2 • y3 • y4 • y5 • y6 =

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We're told that the speed of each wave is 1.0 m/s.

This means that the waves move 1.0m in each second.

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Figure 1 is a snapshot graph at t=0s of two waves on a string approaching each other at 1 m/s


List the values of the displacement of the string at x = 5.0 cm at 1 s intervals from t = 0 s to t = 6 s. Express your answer using two significant figures separated by commas

y0 • y1 • y2 • y3 • y4 • y5 • y6 =

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