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Grade 11Wave Motion

what is the condition for a given equation to be a wave equation?

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10 Years agoGrade 11
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer10 Years ago
If the given equation is afunction of displacement, then it must satisfy

d2y/dx2 = vp2 d2y/dx2
Where vp is the particle velocity