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A traveling wave has displacement given by y(x,t)=(2.0 cm) xcos(2px-4pt), where x is measured in cm and t in s.
a.) draw a snapshot graph of this wave at t= 0s
b.) on the same set of axes, use a dotted line to show the snapshotgraph of the wave at t= 1/8 s
c.) what is the speed of the wave?

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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