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At t = 0, a transverse wave pulse travelling in the positive x direction with a speed of 2 m/s in a wire is described by the function y=6x2given that x0. Transverse velocity of a particle at x = 2 m and t = 2 s is

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3 m/s
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–3 m/s
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8 m/s
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–8 m/s
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Solution

The correct option is B –3 m/s
y(x,t=0)=6x2then y(x,t)=6(x2t)2Theparticlevelocityisδyδt=24(x2t)3at x=2, t=2Vy=24(2)3=3m/s

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