A small wave pulse and a large wave pulse approach each other on a string; the large

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A small wave pulse and a large wave pulse approach each other on a string; the large pulse is moving to the right. Some time after the pulses have met and passed each other, which of the following statements is correct? (More than one answer may be correct.) Explain.

A. The large pulse continues unchanged, moving to the right.

B. The large pulse continues moving to the right but is smaller in amplitude.

C. The small pulse is reflected and moves off to the right with its original amplitude.

D. The small pulse is reflected and moves off to the right with a smaller amplitude.

E. The two pulses combine into a single pulse moving to the right.  

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

ISBN: 9780134779218

4th Edition

Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones

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