The displacement due to a wave moving in the positive $x$ -direction is given by $y = \frac{1}{1 + x ^{2}}$ at time $t = 0$ and by $y = \frac{1}{1 + ( x - 1 ) ^{2}}$ at $t = 2$ seconds. The velocity of the wave in m/s is:
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The shape moves 1 m in 2 s, so $v = 0.5$ m/s.

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The displacement due to a wave moving in the positive x -direction is given by y = 1 + x 2 1 ​ at time t = 0 and by y = 1 + ( x − 1 ) 2 1 ​ at t = 2 seconds. The velocity of the wave in m/s is:

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The shape moves 1 m in 2 s, so v = 0.5 m/s.

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