Two Velocities in a Traveling Wave? Wave motion is characterized by two velocities: the velocity with which the wave moves in the medium (e. g., air or a string) and the velocity of the medium (the air or the string itself).

Consider a transverse wave traveling in a string. The mathematical form of the wave is

y (x, t) = A sin (kx-omega ...

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Beatrice Haas

23 April, 08:39

Two Velocities in a Traveling Wave? Wave motion is characterized by two velocities: the velocity with which the wave moves in the medium (e. g., air or a string) and the velocity of the medium (the air or the string itself).

Consider a transverse wave traveling in a string. The mathematical form of the wave is

y (x, t) = A sin (kx-omega ...

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Elsie · Answer 1

For the answer to the question above,

There is nothing in the equations to suggest that the string moves in the x direction so D) v_x (x, t) = 0.

y (x, t) = A sin (kx-omega t)

d{y (x, t) }/d{x} = A k cos (kx - omega t)