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The displacement due to a wave moving in the positive x-direction is given by y=1(1+x2) at time t = 0 and by y=1[1+(x1)2] at t = 2 seconds, where x and y are in metres. The velocity of the wave in m/s is

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a

0.5

b

1

c

2

d

4

answer is A.

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In a wave equation, x and t must be related in the form (xvt).

We rewrite the given equations y=11+(xvt)2
For t = 0, this becomes y=1(1+x2), as given
For t = 2, this becomes y=1[1+(x2v)2]=1[1+(x1)2]
2v=1 or v=0.5m/s.

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The displacement due to a wave moving in the positive x-direction is given by y=1(1+x2) at time t = 0 and by y=1[1+(x−1)2] at t = 2 seconds, where x and y are in metres. The velocity of the wave in m/s is