For a transverse wave on a string, the shape of the wave is described by y = (x2 + 2)-1.  Which one of the following equations represents this wave traveling in the positive direction at a speed of 2 units per second?   y = (x2 + 2 + 2t)-1  y = [(x − 2t)2 + 2]-1  y = (x2 – 2t + 2)-1  y = [x2 – 2]-1

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For a transverse wave on a string, the shape of the wave is described by y = (x+ 2)-1.  Which one of the following equations represents this wave traveling in the positive direction at a speed of 2 units per second?

 

y = (x2 + 2 + 2t)-1 

y = [(x − 2t)2 + 2]-1 

y = (x2 – 2t + 2)-1 

y = [x2 – 2]-1 

 

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