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Consider the wave `y = (5 mm) sin[1 cm^(-1) x - (60 s^(-1)) t]`. Find (a) the amplitude, (b) the angular wave number, ( c ) the wavelength, (d) the frequency, (e) the time period and (f) the wave velocity.

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(a) `10 mm` , (b) `5 pi cm^(-1)` , (c) `30 Hz` , (d) `30 Hz` , (e) `(1)/(30)s` , (f) `12 cm//s`
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