A – graph of a transverse wave shows successive crests at and

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Problem

y

–

x

graph of a transverse wave shows successive crests at

x = 0.15\,\text{m}

and

x = 0.55\,\text{m}

. A

y

–

t

graph taken at

x = 0

shows that two successive crests pass the point

0.04\,\text{s}

apart. The speed of the wave is (a)

5\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}

(b)

20\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}

(c)

10\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}

(d)

16\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}