In the equation of a standing wave where y=2Asin(kx)cos(wt),what does 'w' represent?is it representing the standing wave's frequency or the frequency of any particle in that wave?

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Jane
Feb 12, 2018

#omega# is representing the angular frequency of a particle at a distance #x# along the pathway of the propagation of the wave.

Just think of the S.H.M equation,
#y=a sin omega*t# This is the same thing incorporated in the wave equation,added with a term #kx# in it,which tells you about the position of the particle present along the pathway of propagation of the wave,having an angular frequency of #omega# and amplitude #A#

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