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Q.A transverse wave moves from a medium A to a medium B. In medium A, the velocity of the transverse wave is 500 m s and the wavelength is 5 m. The frequency and the wavelength of the wave in medium B when its velocity is 600 m s, respectively are
(a) 120 Hz and 5 m
(b) 100 Hz and 5 m
(c) 120 Hz and 6 m
(d) 100 Hz and 6 m
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Step 1. In medium A, the frequency is found from .
Step 2. When a wave crosses into a new medium, its frequency stays fixed (set by the source), while wavelength and speed both change to match the new medium's properties. So the frequency in medium B is still .
Step 3. The wavelength in medium B follows from .
✓Final answer
(d) 100 Hz and 6 m
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