Why is the equation of a wave moving in the positive x-axis of the form f(x-vt) and not f(x+vt)?
Manith Shetty , 12 Years ago
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Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
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for f(x-vt), x-vt is constant, d(x-vt)/dt=0,dx/dt=v,which is positive. For f(x+vt), it will be negative.
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