Velocity of Harmonic Wave is Wavelength times Frequency/Proof 2

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Theorem

Let $\phi$ be a harmonic wave expressed as:

$\forall x, t \in \R: \map \phi {x, t} = a \map \cos {\omega \paren {x - c t} }$

where $c$ is the velocity of $\phi$.


Then:

$c = \nu \lambda$

where:

$\nu$ is the frequency of $\phi$
$\lambda$ is the wavelength of $\phi$.


Proof

\(\ds \tau\) \(=\) \(\ds \dfrac \lambda c\) Period of Harmonic Wave, where $\tau$ is the period of $\phi$
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) \(\ds c\) \(=\) \(\ds \dfrac 1 \tau \times \lambda\) algebra
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds \nu \lambda\) Frequency of Harmonic Wave

$\blacksquare$