A piece of string AB is 7 m long with end B left free to move.  A is vibrated harmoniously up and down so that it travels on a string with a speed of 20 m/s.  If the 5th node is 4 m from the origin of the vibration, calculate: a.  the wavelength that propagates on the rope b.  the frequency of the resulting wave

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A piece of string AB is 7 m long with end B left free to move.  A is vibrated harmoniously up and down so that it travels on a string with a speed of 20 m/s.  If the 5th node is 4 m from the origin of the vibration, calculate:

a.  the wavelength that propagates on the rope

b.  the frequency of the resulting wave

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