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# The equation of a plane progressive wave is given by $y=A sin (\omega t-kx).$ The dimension of $(\omega/k)$ is that of

velocity

##### SOLUTION
Angular velocity is equal to velocity divided by radius and k has the unit of length inverse .
So the given quantity has unit of velocity.

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