Suppose there is a wave shaped like this and moving to the right on a string: Th

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Suppose there is a wave shaped like this and moving to the right on a string: That is, the leading edge is rising more gradually than the trailing edge is falling. Which part of the string is moving the most quickly: the part in the leading edge, the part in the trailing edge, or do both parts move at the same speed? Or is the premise of this question faulty, because there's no single speed associated with either the leading or trailing part? Can you say how the speed of the string in the leading or trailing parts of the wave compare with the wave speed of the string?

Explanation / Answer

A) both parts move at the same speed.
because wave speed os constant for a given wave.

B) the speed of leading and trailing parts always same.

that is equal to wave speed on the string.

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