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Problem 17.10: Determine the properties of the traveling wave
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- Measure the frequency, wavelength, and period of the wave (position is given in centimeters and time is given in seconds).
- Verify that the speed of the wave crest is wavelength times frequency.
- Write down a formula for the wave as a function of both distance and time. That is, write a formula for y(x, t).