A wave traveling on a string has the following wave function, y(x,t) = Asin(kx + ωt + φ). At time t = 0, the point x = 0 has a displacement of y(0,0) = 0, and is moving in the negative y −direction. Which of the following is true about the phase constant and the wave speed direction? (a)φ = π/2, and the wave is moving in the negative x −direction. (b)φ = π/2 , and the wave is moving in the positive x −direction. (c) φ = π and the wave is moving in the negative x −direction. (d)φ = π and the wave is moving in the positive x −direction.

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A wave traveling on a string has the following wave function, y(x,t) = Asin(kx + ωt + φ). At time
t = 0, the point x = 0 has a displacement of y(0,0) = 0, and is moving in the negative y −direction.
Which of the following is true about the phase constant and the wave speed direction?
(a)φ = π/2, and the wave is moving in the negative x −direction.
(b)φ = π/2 , and the wave is moving in the positive x −direction.
(c) φ = π and the wave is moving in the negative x −direction.
(d)φ = π and the wave is moving in the positive x −direction.

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