Consider wiggle formula for a transverse wave, where b and c are constants and ( ) is some arbitrary function. Is this a traveling wave model? If so, in what direction does it travel?

A. In the +x direction.
B. In the ?x direction.
C. The wave does not move.
D. In the y or z direction because the wave is transverse.


B. In the ?x direction.

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