The displacement due to a wave moving in the positive x - direction is given by y = 1(1+x2) at time t = 0 and by y = 11+(x−1)2 at t = 2 second, where x and y are in metre. The velocity of the wave in m/s is
0.5
In a wave equation , x and t must be related in the form (x - vt)
We rewrite the given equations y = 11+(x−vt)2
For t = 0 , this becomes y = 1(1+x2), as given
For t = 2, this becomes y = 1[1+(x−2v)2]=1[1+(x−1)2]
⇒ 2v = 1 or v = 0.5 m/s