You are holding on to one end of a long string that is fastened to a rigid steel light pole. After producing a wave pulse that was 5 mm high and 4 cm wide, you want to produce a pulse that is 6 cm wide but still 5 mm high. You must move your hand up and down once,
A) the same distance up as before, but take a shorter time.
B) the same distance up as before, but take a longer time.
C) a smaller distance up, but take a shorter time.
D) a greater distance up, but take a longer time.
E) a greater distance up, but take the same time.

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The width of the pulse is determined by the time it takes for the hand to move up and down. To make a wider pulse while keeping the height the same, you need to move your hand up and down over a longer period of time, without changing the distance of the movement.

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