THE NATURE OF THE WAVES 



{x^ - /)(.v + d) - 2xy2 = 

 We can rewrite (8.20) in the form 



1/2 



^ (l+d/xV" 



Fig. 8.2 — The .r's and v's for a circuit with attenuation {d = .5). 



403 

 (8.20) 



(8.21) 



Fig. 8.3 — The .v's and 3''s for a circuit with attenuation {d = 1). 



If we substitute this into (8.19) we can solve for .v in terms of the parame- 

 ter d/x 



a: = + 



/ 3 + d/x \ 

 \1 + d/x) 



1/2 



,3 + d/x 



+ 1 + d/ 



x\ 



1/3 



(8.22) 



