Sine_wavelength.svg


Summary

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English: Plot of a sine wave, showing three pairs of corresponding points between which wavelength (lambda) can be measured.
Date
Source Own work
Author Dicklyon (Richard F. Lyon)

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Source ( Asymptote )

import graph;
size(200,100,IgnoreAspect);
 
real f(real x) {
  return sin(2*pi*x);
}
 
string fmt(real x) {
  return "";
}
 
draw(graph(f, 0, 2, operator..), red);
xaxis("$x$",Ticks(N=0,n=4,Step=0.5,ticklabel=fmt));
yaxis("$y(x)$",Ticks(N=0,n=4,Step=1, ticklabel=fmt));
 
Label lambda=Label("$\lambda$",align=N,blue);
draw(L=lambda, (0.25, 1) -- (1.25, 1), blue, Arrows);
draw(L=lambda, (0.50, 0) -- (1.50, 0), blue, Arrows);
draw(L=lambda, (0.75,-1) -- (1.75,-1), blue, Arrows);

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1 July 2009

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