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Question 19N.2.SL.TZ0.a(i)

Date	November 2019	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 1]	Reference code	19N.2.SL.TZ0.a(i)
Level	SL	Paper	2	Time zone	TZ0
Command term	Calculate	Question number	a(i)	Adapted from	N/A

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19N.2.SL.TZ0.a(i)

The solid line in the graph shows the variation with distance $x$ of the displacement $y$ of a travelling wave at t = 0. The dotted line shows the wave 0.20 ms later. The period of the wave is longer than 0.20 ms.

Calculate, in m s^–1, the speed for this wave.

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v = « $\frac{0.05}{0.20 \times 10^{- 3}} =$ » 250 «m s^–1»✔

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