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2 years ago

The vertical displacement of the wave is measured from the ?

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The whole question is talking about the amplitude of a wave
that's transverse and wiggling vertically.

Equilibrium to the crest . . . that's the amplitude.

Crest to trough . . . that's double the amplitude.

Trough to trough . . . How did that get in here ? Yes, that's
   the wavelength, but it has nothing to do
   with vertical displacement.

Frequency . . . that's how many complete waves pass a mark
   on the ground every second. Doesn't belong here.

Notice that this has to be a transverse wave. If it's a longitudinal wave,
like sound or a slinky, then it may not have any displacement at all
across the direction it's moving.

It also has to be a vertically 'polarized' wave. If it's wiggling across
the direction it's traveling BUT it's wiggling side-to-side, then it has
no vertical displacement. It still has an amplitude, but the amplitude
is all horizontal.

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