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A heavy unifrm rope hangs vertically from the ceiling, with its lower end free. A disturbance on the rope travelling upward from the lower end has a velocyt `v` at a distance `x` from the lower end.

A

`v prop 1//x`

B

`v prop x`

C

`v prop sqrt(x)`

D

`v prop 1//sqrt(x)`

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