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Equation of wave
Question

A transverse wave is propagating along +x direction. At t = 2 sec, the particle at x = 4 m is at y = 2 mm. With the passage of time its y coordinate increases and reaches to a maximum of 4 mm. The wave equation is(using at and k with their usual meanings)

Moderate
Solution

SHM equation of the particle at x = 4 is y = 4 sin[ω(t+2)+π6]
 Wave equation, replacing by [t-(x-4v)], is

y = 4 sin(ω(t-(x-4)v-2)+π6)

  = 4 sin[ω(t-2)-k(x-4)+π6]

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