The displacement of a point on a string is given by

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The displacement of a point on a string is given by y(x,t)=3.0 sin⁡ (0.80 x−30 t) mmy(x,t)=3.0\,\sin\,(0.80\,x-30\,t)\,\text{mm}, where xx is in metres and tt in seconds. For the particle located at x=0x=0, determine the earliest time after t=0t=0 when its velocity becomes zero again.

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