A sinusoidal wave lies on an unlabeled coordinate system. One of the wave's maxima lies on the vertical axis. The horizontal distance from the first maximum to the first minimum is labeled 5.10 cm and the vertical distance between a maximum and a minimum is labeled 8.11 cm. (a) What is the wave's amplitude (in cm)?  cm (b) What is the wavelength (in cm)?  cm (c) Calculate the wave's period (in s).  s (d) Compute the speed of this wave (in m/s).  m/s

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A sinusoidal wave that is traveling from left to right, in the +x-direction. Assume that it is described by a frequency of 42.6 cycles per second, or hertz (Hz).
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A sinusoidal wave lies on an unlabeled coordinate system. One of the wave's maxima lies on the vertical axis. The horizontal distance from the first maximum to the first minimum is labeled 5.10 cm and the vertical distance between a maximum and a minimum is labeled 8.11 cm.
(a)
What is the wave's amplitude (in cm)?
 cm
(b)
What is the wavelength (in cm)?
 cm
(c)
Calculate the wave's period (in s).
 s
(d)
Compute the speed of this wave (in m/s).
 m/s
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Wavelength: It is the distance between the successive crest to crest or trough to trough of the sinusoidal wave.

Amplitude: It is the distance from the mean position to the crest or trough.

Time Period: It is mathematically equal to the inverse of the frequency. 

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