The displacement of a progressive wave is represented by y =A sin(wt– kx), where x is distance and / is time. Write the dimensional formula of (i) w and (ii) k
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Here, y represents the displacement of the wave, A is the amplitude, w is the angular frequency, t is the time, k is the wave number, and x is the distance. Show more…
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