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How would you create a longitudinal wave in a streatched spring? Would it be possible to create a transverse wave in a spring?

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A longitudinal wave can be set up in a streched spring by compressing the coils in a small region, and releasing the compressed region. The disturbance will proceed to propagated as a longitudinal pulse. It is quite possible to set up a transverse wave in a spring, simplyby displacing a section of the spting in a direction perpendicular to its length and rreleasing it.
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