MathVista

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Y axis
Z axis (height)
MathVista 3D
z =

Concentric ripples z = sin(√(x² + y²))

Equation: z = sin(sqrt(x^2 + y^2))

With r = √(x² + y²), z = sin(r) depends only on distance from the origin, so level curves are concentric circles.

This is the t = 0 slice of a circular wave. The animated counterpart is the water-drop preset, where the phase travels in time.

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