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Transcribed Image Text:In the derivation of the wave equation, a simplifying approximation is made. What is it?
The wave frequency is small.
O Newton's second law is valid.
O The wave speed is small.
O The maximum displacement is small.
O The wave shape is sinusoidal.
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