Question: A student sends a transverse wave pulse down a stretched piece of string attached to a wall. A moment later, she sends a second wave

A student sends a transverse wave pulse down a stretched piece of string attached to a wall. A moment later, she sends a second wave pulse. Is there any way she could alter the conditions to make the second wave overtake the first wave (i.e., before it is reflected back)? What would happen if she pulls harder on the string?

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