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The three wave pulses in (Figure 1) travel along the same stretched string.

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Rank in order, from largest to smallest, their wave speeds va , vb , and vc .

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The three wave pulses in (Figure 1) travel along the same stretched string.

Part A

Rank in order, from largest to smallest, their wave speeds va , vb , and vc .

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va

vb

vc

Smallest

Largest

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The speed of the wave will be the same because they all are travelling in the same medium. Only properties of the medium effects the speed of wave. Therefore Va= Vb=Vc .

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