What factors does the speed of a transverse wave depend on?
What factors does the speed of a transverse wave depend on?
The speed of a transverse wave depends on the intrinsic properties of the medium it propagates through. These could be elastic and inertial properties. For a transverse wave on a string, we need to know factors such as tension (a common force) in the string, and its linear mass density.
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