Wave properties and behaviour

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An engineer uses an electromagnetic vibrator to generate continuous transverse waves along a tensioned polymer cord. Figure 1 shows a snapshot of the wave on the cord.

Figure 1: Transverse wave on a tensioned cord with a ruler and signal generator.

Describe how the engineer could determine the wave speed of these transverse waves.

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