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The wave properties like period, wavelength, amplitude frequency.
Answer to Problem 1RD
The time duration in which one cycle is completed is known as time period. The distance between adjacent peaks or troughs is known as wavelength. The maximum displacement from equilibrium position is referred as amplitude and the number of waves passing through a fixed place in a fixed duration of time is known as frequency.
Explanation of Solution
The time interval to finishing one cycle of vibration, this time is known as period. The period is generally denoted by
The distance between two adjacent peaks or two adjacent wave is known as wavelength. Wave length is generally denoted by
Maximum displacement of oscillation from equilibrium position is known as amplitude. The amplitude is generally denoted by
The number of waves passing through a fixed place in a fixed duration of time is known as frequency. It is reciprocal of the period and denoted by
Conclusion:
The time duration in which one cycle is completed is known as time period. The distance between adjacent peaks or troughs is known as wavelength. The maximum displacement from equilibrium position is referred as amplitude and the number of waves passing through a fixed place in a fixed duration of time is known as frequency
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