Consider two waves defined by the wave functions y1(x,t)=0.50m sin(2π/3.00mx+2π/4.00s t) y1(x,t)= and y2(x,t)=0.50msin(2π/6.00mx−2π/4.00st). What are the similarities and differences between the two waves?

Consider two waves defined by the wave functions y1(x,t)=0.50m sin(2π/3.00mx+2π/4.00s t) y1(x,t)= and y2(x,t)=0.50msin(2π/6.00mx−2π/4.00st). What are the similarities and differences between the two waves?

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y1(x,t)=0.50m sin(2π/3.00mx+2π/4.00s t) y1(x,t)= and y2(x,t)=0.50msin(2π/6.00mx−2π/4.00st).

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