The displacement $y$ of a wave travelling in the $x\ $-direction is given by $y = 10^{- 4}sin(600t - 2x + \frac{\pi}{3})$ meters, where $x$ is expressed in meters and $t$ is second. The speed of the wave-motion, in $ms^{- 1}$, is

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(b) $v = \frac{\omega}{k} = \frac{600}{2} = 300ms^{- 2}$

Q. The displacement $y$ of a wave travelling in the $x\ $-direction is given by $y = 10^{- 4}sin(600t - 2x + \frac{\pi}{3})$ meters, where $x$ is expressed in meters and $t$ is second. The speed of the wave-motion, in $ms^{- 1}$, is

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