Given below are some functions of $x$ and $t$ to represent the displacement (transverse or longitudinal) of an elastic wave. State which of these represent a travelling wave

  • A

    $y = 2\,cos\,(3x)\,sin\,(10t)$

  • B

    $y = 2\,\sqrt {x - vt}$

  • C

    $y = 3\,sin\,(5x -0.5t) + 4\,cos\,(5x -0.5t)$

  • D

    $y = cos\,x\,sin\,t + cos\,2x\,sin\,2t$

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