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Equation of wave
Question

The displacement of particles in a string stretched in the x-direction is represented by y. Wave equation is described by :

Moderate
Solution

Only first equation is the equation of standing wave. The condition for a function of x and t to
represent a wave is :
2yx = (constant) 2yt2
Only first equation satisfies the condition
 correct option is (A).

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