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A tuning fork of frequency 440 Hz is attached to a long string of linear mass density 0.01 kg/m kept under a tension of 49 N. The fork produces transverse waves of amplitude 0.50 mm on the string.
Find the wave speed and the wavelength of the waves.

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`70 m//s,16 cm`
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