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A harmonic wave is travelling on string 1. At a junction with string 2 it is partly reflected and partly transmitted. The linear mass density of the second string is four times that of the first string, and that the boundary between the two strings is at x=0. If the expression for the incident wave is
`y_i = A_i cos (k_1 x-omega_1t)`
(a) What are the expressions for the transmitted and the reflected waves in terms of `A_i, k_1` and `omega_1`?
(b) Show that the average power carried by the incident wave is equal to the sum of the average power carried by the transmitted and reflected waves.

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Since ` v= sqrt (T//mu), T_(2) = T_(1) and mu_(2) = 4 mu_(1)`
We have , `v_(2) = (v_(1))/(2)` (i)
Since the frequency does not change , that is ,
`omega_(1) = omega_(2)` (ii)
Also , because `k = ( omega //v)` , the numbers of the harmonic waves in the strings are related by
`k_(2) = (omega_(2))/( v_(2)) = (omega_(1))/( v_(1)//2) = 2 (omega_(1))/( v_(1)) = 2 k_(1)` (iii)
The amplitudes are `A _(t) = (( 2v_(2))/( v_(1) + v_(2))) A_(i)`
`= [ (2 (v_(1)//2))/( v_(1) + ( v_(1)//2))] A_(i) = (2)/(3) A_(i)` (iv)
and `A_(r) = (( v_(2) - v_(1))/( v_(1) + v_(2))) A_(i)`
` = [ ((v_(1)//2) - v_(1))/(v_(1) + (v_(1)//2))] A_(i) = (-A_(i))/(3)` (iv)
Now with Eqs. (ii) and (iii) and (iv) , the transmitted wave can be written as
`y_(t) = (2//3) A _(i) cos ( 2k_(1) x - omega t)`
Similarly the reflecteed wave can be expressed as
` y _(x) = - (A_(i))/(3) cos ( k_(1) x + omega _(1) t)`
` = (A_(i))/(3) cos ( k_(1) x + omega _(1) t + pi)`
(b) The average power of a harmonic wave on a string is given by
`P = (1)/(2) rho A^(2) omega^(2) mu v` `(as rho s = mu)`
Now `P_(i) = (1)/(2) omega_(1)^(2) A_(i)^(2) mu_(1) v_(1)` (vi)
`P_(t) = (1)/(2) omega_(1)^(2) ((2)/(3) A_(i))^(2) ( 4 mu _(1)) (( v_(1))/(2)) = (4)/(9) omega_(1)^(2) A_(i)^(2) mu_(1) v_(1)` (vii)
`P_(r) = (1)/(2) omega_(2)^(2) ( - (A_(i))/(3))^(2) ( mu_(1))(v_(1)) = (1)/(18) omega_(1)^(2) A_(i)^(2) mu_(1) v_(1)` (viii)
From Eqs. (vi),(vii) and (viii) , we can show that `P_(i) = P_(t) + P_(r)`.
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