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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% respectively then the speed of the wave is changed approximately to m/s.
- (1)399
- (2)398
- (3)402
- (4)401
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