Barack is playing basketball in his back yard. He takes a shot 7.0 m from the basket (measured along the ground), shooting at an angle of 45 degrees. The ball is 2.0 m off the ground when it leaves his hand, and hits the backboard 3.5 m off the ground. Neglecting air friction, about how long is the ball in flight?

Astring that is fixed at both ends has a length of 1.05 m. when the string vibrates at a frequency of 91.0 hz, a standing wave with five loops is formed. (a) what is the wavelength of the waves that travel on the string? (b) what is the speed of the waves? (c) what is the fundamental frequency of the string?

Follow these directions and answer the questions. 1. set up the ripple tank as in previous investigations. 2. bend the rubber tube to form a "concave mirror" and place in the ripple tank. the water level must be below the top of the hose. 3. generate a few straight pulses with the dowel and observe the reflected waves. do the waves focus (come together) upon reflection? can you locate the place where the waves meet? 4. touch the water surface where the waves converged. what happens to the reflected wave? 5. move your finger twice that distance from the hose (2f = c of c, center of the curvature) and touch the water again. does the image (the reflected wave) appear in the same location (c of c)? you may have to experiment before you find the exact location. sometimes it is hard to visualize with the ripple tank because the waves move so quickly. likewise, it is impossible to "see" light waves because they have such small wavelengths and move at the speed of light. however, both are examples of transverse waves and behave in the same way when a parallel wave fronts hit a curved surface.

Why don't you see your reflection in water with waves or repples