The velocity of a transverse wave propagating on a stretched string represented by the equation, $y = 0.5sin(x)(\frac{\pi}2 t + \frac{\pi}3 x)$ is (where x and y are in metres and / in seconds)
- 0.5 $ms^{-1}$
- 1.0 $ms^{-1}$
- 2 $ms^{-1}$
- 3 $ms^{-1}$
- 1.5 $ms^{-1}$
The Correct Option is C
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