Question: Suppose a solution to the wave equation is given by y ( t , x ) = 1 2 cos ( 4 . 8 t

Suppose a solution to the wave equation is given by y(t,x)=12 cos(4.8t +9x -3), with all quantities in MKS units. Then ...
(a)the amplitude is[ Select ]["8","16","3","6","12"] m;
(b)the angular frequency is [ Select ]["9","3","4.8","12","2.4"] rad/s;
(c) the wave number is [ Select ]["0.111","1.43","-3","9","4.8"] rad/m;
(d)the phase shift is [ Select ]["-3","12","9","4.8","1.6"] rad;
(e) the frequency is [ Select ]["4.8","2.4","9","0.698","1.43","0.764","4.8","0.955","1.31"] Hz;
(f)the period is [ Select ]["0.698","0.764","3","0.333","1.43","4.80","0.764","1.31","3","2.62"] s;
(g)the wavelength is [ Select ]["1.875","1.31","0.698","1.88","0.208"] m;
(h)the propagation speed of the wave is [ Select ]["1.31","0.764","0.698","1.43","0.533"] m/s;
(i)the transverse speed of the wave at (0,0) is [ Select ]["0.533","8.13","57.6","1.88","1.60"] m/s.

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