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( a ) Simple harmonic wave equation

�2p x 2p �
y ( x, t ) = A sin � + t�
�l T �
Here, A is the amplitude of the wave,l is the wavelength
and T is the timwe period.
Velocity is the rate of change of displacement,
d d� �2p x 2p � �
V= ( y ( x, t ) ) = �A sin � + t��
dt dt � �l T � �
2 p
� � � 2p x 2p �
= A� � cos � + t�
T
� � � l T �
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity,
d d � 2p � �2p x 2p �
a= ( v ) = �A �� cos � +


t�

dt dt � �T � �l T �

2
�2p � �2p x 2p �� 2p �
= - A � �sin � + t ��here w = �
�T � � l T �� T �
= -w y ( x, t )
2

( b)
Let us conside wave function y ( x, t ) = A cos ( kx - wt ) .


t
( y ( x, t ) ) = - Aw ( - sin ( kx - wt ) )
= Aw sin ( kx - wt )
�2
2 (
y ( x, t ) ) = Aw 2 ( cos ( kx - wt ) )
�t

� x
( y ( x, t ) ) = - Ak ( - sin ( kx - wt ) )
= Ak sin ( kx - wt )
�2
� x2
( y ( x, t ) ) = Ak 2 ( cos ( kx - wt ) )
from the above equations,
�2
y ( x, t ) Aw 2 ( cos ( kx - wt ) )
� t2 =
�2 Ak 2 ( cos ( kx - wt ) )
2
y ( x, t )
� x
w 2pg
Here, = = gl = v
k 2p / l
�2
�t2
( y ( x, t ) ) 2
=v
�2
�x2
( y ( x, t ) )
�2 1 �2
� x2 �
� ( y ( x , t ) ) �=
� v2 � �
t2 �
( y ( x, t ) ) �

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