Understanding Displacement-Distance and Displacement-Time graphs of a Transverse wave
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A transverse wave that you see, e.g. a water wave, can be represented on a displacement-distance(position) graph and a displacement-time graph.
The two physical quantities you can determine from the displacement-distance(position) graph are:
1) amplitude, and
2) wavelength
The two physical quantities you can determine from the displacement-time graph are:
1) amplitude, and
2) period
Displacement-distance graph actually represents the real transverse wave. It shows the particles at different position on the wave.
But displacement-time graph represents the position of one particular particle varies with time.
Refer to this video to understand the concepts and also how to sketch displacement-time from a displacement-distance graph.
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