If phase of the particle A at time t is greater than phase of next particle B at that time. The direction of travel of wave is
A
B to A
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B
A to B
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C
Parallel to line BA
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D
Perpendicular to line BA
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Solution
The correct option is A B to A Wave travels towards higher phase. Or you can put in the equation Y=asin(−t+kx).
Put t=0 as we can take any time. We can see that the forward going wave goes from lower phase lets say 0 to higher phase, lets say π which is at higher x.