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An illustration shows a wave with a horizontal distance between two consecutive troughs as 2 cm, and a maximum vertical distance above the horizontal line as 0.5 cm.

What does the value 0.5 cm represent for the wave?

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wavelength
wavelength

frequency
frequency

amplitude
amplitude

equilibrium

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The value 0.5 cm represents the amplitude of the wave. The amplitude is the maximum vertical distance from the equilibrium line (or rest position) to the peak (crest) or trough of the wave.

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