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The speed of a longitudinal wave in a metallic bar is 400 ~m / s. If the density and Young's modulus of the bar material are increased by 0.5 % and 1…

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The speed of a longitudinal wave in a metallic bar is 400 m/s400 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}400 m/s. If the density and Young's modulus of the bar material are increased by 0.5%0.5 \%0.5% and 1%1 \%1%, respectively then the speed of the wave is changed approximately to ____\_\_\_\_____ m/s\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}m/s.

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Held on 28 Jan 2026 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    398

  2. B

    401

  3. C

    399

  4. D

    402

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