The Displacement of a String Carrying a Traveling Sinusoidal Wave $\phi$

question 14

Multiple Choice

The displacement of a string carrying a traveling sinusoidal wave is given by At time t = 0 the point at x = 0 has velocity v₀ and displacement y₀. The phase constant $\phi$ is given by tan $\phi$ =:

• A) v₀/\( \omega \)y₀
• B) \( \omega \)y₀/v₀
• C) \( \omega \)v₀/y₀
• D) y₀/\( \omega \)v₀
• E) \( \omega \)v₀y₀

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