Multiple Choice
A long string is constructed by joining the ends of two shorter strings.The tension in the strings is the same but string I has 4 times the linear mass density of string II.When a sinusoidal wave passes from string I to string II:
A) the frequency decreases by a factor of 4
B) the frequency decreases by a factor of 2
C) the wave speed decreases by a factor of 4
D) the wave speed decreases by a factor of 2
E) the wave speed increases by a factor of 2
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