Along a straight tube filled with helium

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Problem

Along a straight tube filled with helium, a traveling sound wave produces a maximum gauge pressure at position x=0.20 mx = 0.20\,\text{m} and a minimum gauge pressure at position x=0.45 mx = 0.45\,\text{m}. Identify which position corresponds to a compression and which corresponds to a rarefaction, and justify your answer in one sentence.

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