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A wave is described by
PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves
Problem
A wave is described by
y
(
x
,
t
)
=
0.02
sin
(
0.40
x
−
120
t
)
y(x,t)=0.02\sin(0.40x-120t)
y
(
x
,
t
)
=
0.02
sin
(
0.40
x
−
120
t
)
, where
x
x
x
is in metres and
t
t
t
in seconds. Calculate the displacement of the particle located at
x
=
5.0
m
x=5.0\,\text{m}
x
=
5.0
m
at
t
=
0.015
s
t=0.015\,\text{s}
t
=
0.015
s
.
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