Consider a wave described by the functiony(x, t) = (0.30 m) sin(2.00 m-1 – 628s-t)(a) What is the amplitude of the wave?(b) What is the speed of the wave?

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Consider a wave described by the function y(x, t) = (0.30 m) sin(2.00 m-1 r – 628s-t) (a) What is the amplitude of the wave? (b) What is the speed of the wave?

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Problem 107P: Consider two wave functions y(x,t)=0.30cmsin(3m1x4s1t) and y(x,t)=0.30cmsin(3m1x+4s1t) . Write a...

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y(x, t) = (0.30 m) sin(2.00 m-1 – 628s-t)
(a) What is the amplitude of the wave?
(b) What is the speed of the wave?

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