A slinky wave is analysed using two separate graphs drawn on square-grid papers

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A slinky wave is analysed using two separate graphs drawn on square-grid papers. 1. Displacement–distance graph: each horizontal square represents 0.40 cm0.40\,\text{cm}. The horizontal span between the first crest and the third crest covers 1515 such squares. 2. Displacement–time graph: each horizontal square represents 1 ms1\,\text{ms}. The horizontal span between the first trough and the third trough covers 88 such squares. Determine the speed of the wave. (a) 15 m/s15\,\text{m/s} (b) 3.75 m/s3.75\,\text{m/s} (c) 7.5 m/s7.5\,\text{m/s} (d) 11.25 m/s11.25\,\text{m/s}

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