A transverse sinusoidal wave on a string has a period T = 24.3ms and travels in the negative x-direction with a speed of 34.0m/s. At t = 0, a particle on the string at x = 0 has a displacement of 1.50cm and travels downward with a speed of 1.95m/s. What is the amplitude of the wave

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A transverse sinusoidal wave on a string has a period T = 24.3ms and travels in the negative x-direction with a speed of 34.0m/s. At t = 0, a particle on the string at x = 0 has a displacement of 1.50cm and travels downward with a speed of 1.95m/s. What is the amplitude of the wave? 

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