A sinusoidal wave travelling in the positive x-direction has a wavelength of 0.4 m, an amplitude of 20 cm, and a period of 4 seconds. The transverse position of an element of the medium at x = 0 and t = 0 is y = 10 cm, and the element is moving upward. The expression of the wave function describing this wave is: y(x,t) = 0.2sin(5x + 0.5лt - n/6), O y(x,t) = 0.2sin(5mx + 0.5mt + 5¬/6), O y(x,t) = 0.2sin(-0.5t + 5x + π/6), O y(x,t) = 0.2sin(5x + 0.5t + n/6), y(x,t) = 0.2sin(-0.5nt + 5nx + 5π/6),

A sinusoidal wave travelling in the positive x-direction has a wavelength of 0.4 m, an amplitude of 20 cm, and a period of 4 seconds. The transverse position of an element of the medium at x = 0 and t = 0 is y = 10 cm, and the element is moving upward. The expression of the wave function describing this wave is: y(x,t) = 0.2sin(5x + 0.5лt - n/6), O y(x,t) = 0.2sin(5mx + 0.5mt + 5¬/6), O y(x,t) = 0.2sin(-0.5t + 5x + π/6), O y(x,t) = 0.2sin(5x + 0.5t + n/6), y(x,t) = 0.2sin(-0.5nt + 5nx + 5π/6),

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Chapter16: Waves

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