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The displacement of a particle in string stretched in X direction is represented by y. Among the following expressions for y, those describing  wave motions are

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coskxsinω t
b
k2x2−ω2t2
c
cos(kx+ω t)
d
cos(k2x2−ω2t2)

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Correct option is A

y=coskx sinω t and y=cos(kx+ω t) represent wave motion, because they satisfies the wave equation ∂2y∂t2=v2∂2y∂x2.


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