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Which equation describes a wave that travels towards -x? Take a, k and ω as positive.
Physics
Medium
High School (11–12)
Waves & Sound › Wave Motion
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Which equation describes a wave that travels towards
−
x
-x
−
x
? Take
a
a
a
,
k
k
k
and
ω
\omega
ω
as positive.
y
=
a
sin
(
k
x
+
ω
t
)
y = a\sin(kx + \omega t)
y
=
a
sin
(
k
x
+
ω
t
)
y
=
a
sin
(
k
x
−
ω
t
)
y = a\sin(kx - \omega t)
y
=
a
sin
(
k
x
−
ω
t
)
y
=
a
sin
(
ω
t
−
k
x
)
y = a\sin(\omega t - kx)
y
=
a
sin
(
ω
t
−
k
x
)
y
=
a
cos
(
k
x
−
ω
t
)
y = a\cos(kx - \omega t)
y
=
a
cos
(
k
x
−
ω
t
)
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