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The transverse displacement y(x,t)y(x, t) of a wave on a string is given by y(x,t)=e−(ax2+bt2+2abxt)y(x, t)=e^{-\left(a x^2+b t^2+2 \sqrt{a b} x t\right)}. This represents a

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Answer: (A) wave moving in −x-x direction with speed ba\sqrt{\frac{b}{a}}

y(x,t)=e−(ax+bt)2v=bay_{(x, t)}=e^{-}(\sqrt{a} x+\sqrt{b} t)^2 v=\sqrt{\frac{b}{a}}
Wave moving in - ve
x\mathrm{x}-direction.

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