Q. A sinusoidal wave is travelling in the positive -direction along a string with a linear mass density of and a tension of . At time , the point has maximum displacement in the positive -direction. Next, when this point has zero displacement the slope of the string is The wave equation is

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Solution:

The speed of wave in string is


Let us assume that

and
Hence
It is given that
at

or

Wave equation is