A 4.00-m long string, clamped at both ends, vibrates at 2.00 × 10² Hz. If the string resonates in six segments, what is the speed of transverse waves on the string? A)100 m/s B)133 m/s C)267 m/s D)328 m/s E)400 m/s

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The wavelength for six segments is 4.00 m / 3 = 1.33 m. The speed of the wave is frequency × wavelength = 200 Hz × 1.33 m = 267 m/s.

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