Wave dispersion and the bandwidth theorem

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Homework Statement


Consider a propagating wave packet with initial length L0.
Use the bandwidth theorem to show that the minimum range of angular frequencies present in the wave packet is approximately:
\begin{equation}
\Delta \omega = \frac{v_{g}}{L_{0}}
\end{equation}
where vg is the group velocity.

Homework Equations


The dispersion relationship for the wave is:
\begin{equation}
\omega ^{2} = gk
\end{equation}

The Attempt at a Solution


attached as photo along with original problem sheet. For some reason I get the answer as:
\begin{equation}
\Delta \omega = 2\pi \frac{v_{g}}{L_{0}}
\end{equation}
see method attached.
 

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Yes i agree with your result. but how exactly have you been taught the bandwidth theorem? I just know it as [itex]\Delta k\Delta x\approx 2\pi[/itex] where [itex]\Delta k , \Delta x[/itex] are defined properly.
 
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Well, yeah we defined it as \begin{equation} \Delta k \Delta x = 2\pi \end{equation} and then the rest can be derived from there.