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Displacement of Moving Sinusoidal Wave (f, -x direction)

y=A⋅cos(2π⋅f⋅(xv+t))
(A)Amplitude
(f)Frequency
(x)Location
(v)Velocity
(t)Time
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The Displacement of Moving Sinusoidal Wave with f and moving in the -x direction equation calculates the displacement of a sinusoidal wave with a velocity, v, and frequency, f, and moving in the negative x direction.

Reference

Young, Hugh and Freeman, Roger.  University Physics With Modern Physics.  Addison-Wesley, 2008. 12th Edition, (ISBN-13: 978-0321500625 ISBN-10: 0321500628 ) Pg 494, eq 15.8