Physics: The displacement of a string carrying a traveling sinusoidal wave is given by y(x, t) = ym sin(kx − ωt − φ) .
At time t = 0 the point at x = 0 has a velocity of 0 and a positive displacement. The phase constant φ is:
A. 45◦
B. 90◦
C. 135◦
D. 180◦
E. 270◦

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The displacement of a string carrying a traveling sinusoidal wave is given by y(x, t) = ym sin(kx − ωt − φ) .
At time t = 0 the point at x = 0 has a velocity of 0 and a positive displacement. The phase constant φ is:
A. 45◦
B. 90◦
C. 135◦
D. 180◦
E. 270◦

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E

Physics

The displacement of a string carrying a traveling sinusoidal wave is given by y(x, t) = ym sin(kx − ωt − φ) . At time t = 0 the point at x = 0 has a velocity of 0 and a positive displacement. The phase constant φ is: A. 45◦ B. 90◦ C. 135◦ D. 180◦ E. 270◦

E

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