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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


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0.5

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1

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4

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Solution

The correct option is A

0.5


In a wave equation , x and t must be related in the form (x - vt)

We rewrite the given equations y = 11+(xvt)2

For t = 0 , this becomes y = 1(1+x2), as given

For t = 2, this becomes y = 1[1+(x2v)2]=1[1+(x1)2]

2v = 1 or v = 0.5 m/s


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