A wave is traveling on a horizontal x-direction. The vertical displacement as the function of position and time is given y(x, t) = 2.5 cos 7(5x – 0.5t) where x and y are in meter and time t in second. Which statement(s) is/are CORRECT about the situation? A. The wave number is 5n m!. B. The amplitude is 2.5 cm C. The speed of wave is 1.257 m s'. D. The frequency of the wave is 0.5 Hz.

A wave is traveling on a horizontal x-direction. The vertical displacement as the function of position and time is given y(x, t) = 2.5 cos 7(5x – 0.5t) where x and y are in meter and time t in second. Which statement(s) is/are CORRECT about the situation? A. The wave number is 5n m!. B. The amplitude is 2.5 cm C. The speed of wave is 1.257 m s'. D. The frequency of the wave is 0.5 Hz.

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Chapter16: Waves

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