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Wavefront meaning

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An imaginary line joining all points of the waves in the same phase

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Longitudinal wave direction

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Travels parallel to the direction of vibration

compression and rarefaction

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Transverse wave direction

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Travels perpendicular to the direction of vibration

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Period(T) formula

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T = 1/ƒ

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Wave speed(𝚅)formula

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𝚅 = ƒλ or 𝚅 = d/t

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