Does this graph is correct representing a sound wave?

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I had today an exam.

I that exam this graph they said represent a sound wave. Is this graph correct representing a sound wave in a medium? My interrogation is about y/m as a function of x/m!
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Thanks in advance!
 
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No help! Is this a nonsense question?
 
well, i guess no, it's not right, as sound waves are compressive waves, not like electromagnetic that look like that(or more or less like that).
 
It looks like a sine wave to me. So y/m=Asin(kx/m). Find A and k to reproduce the peaks and zeros of the wave.