Physics Flashcards: Analyze Wave Amplitude And Energy

Study Analyze Wave Amplitude And Energy in Physics with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What happens to wave energy if amplitude increases by $10\%$ (from $A$ to $1.10A$ )?

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ANSWER

Energy becomes $1.21E$ . $(1.10A)^2 = 1.21A^2$ , so energy increases to $1.21E$ .

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A sound wave at a fixed frequency is recorded by a microphone. Recording 1 has amplitude

A_1

, and Recording 2 has amplitude

A_2 = 0.50A_1

. If

E \propto A^2

, what is the ratio

E_2/E_1

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