A wave is made by swinging one end of a string, while the other end is held stationary. Pulling the stationary end harder so the tension in the string quadruples will: make the wave travel faster by a factor of 4 as well O make the wave travel faster by a factor of 1/2 make the wave travel faster by a factor of 1/4 O make the wave travel faster by a factor of 2

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A wave is made by swinging one end of a string, while the other end is held stationary. Pulling the stationary end harder so the tension in the string quadruples will:
make the wave travel faster by a factor of 4 as well
make the wave travel faster by a factor of 1/2
make the wave travel faster by a factor of 1/4
make the wave travel faster by a factor of 2
Transcribed Image Text:A wave is made by swinging one end of a string, while the other end is held stationary. Pulling the stationary end harder so the tension in the string quadruples will: make the wave travel faster by a factor of 4 as well make the wave travel faster by a factor of 1/2 make the wave travel faster by a factor of 1/4 make the wave travel faster by a factor of 2
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