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A wave pulse, travelling on a two piece string, gets partically reflected and partically transmitted at the junction, The reflected wave is inverted in shape as compard to the incident one. If the incident wave has speed `v` and the transmitted wave `v'`

A

`v' gt v`

B

`v' = v`

C

`v' lt v`

D

nothing can be said about the relation of `v` and `v'`.

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Second is denser so speed will decrease.
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