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The wave function for a travelling wave on a string is given as
`y(x, y) = (0.350m) sin (10pit -3pix+ (pi)/(4))`
(a) What are the speed and direction of travel of the wave?
(b) What is the vertical displacement of the string at t = 0, x = 0.1 m ?
(c) What are wavelength and frequency of the wave ?

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(a) 3.33 `hati m//s`
(b) ` - 5.48 cm`
(c ) `0.67` , , 5Hz
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