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1. On a long string, we have a wave y(t, x) = 2 sin (3x +...

1. On a long string, we have a wave
y(t, x) = 2 sin (3x + t)
(a) Find the waves amplitude, wavelength, frequency, wave number, period and
wave velocity.
(b) Which equation will solve this wave?
(c) Draw a figure (in MATLAB, script) showing snapshots of wave
by two timepoints with 1/8 period difference.
(d) Which phenomenon do we observe if we add two waves
2 sin(3x + t) + 2 sin(3x - t) ?
Draw a figure that shows a few snapshots for two optional times (in MATLAB, script).

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Given wave equation is: y(x,t)=2sin(3x+t The standard wave equation is, y(x,t)-Asin(kx-o)..(2) a) Comparing both (1) and (2)

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