At a certain moment, the photograph of a string on which a harmonic wave is travelling to the right is shown. Then, which of the following is true regarding the velocities of the points $P$, $Q$ and $R$ on the string?

  • A
    $v_P$ is upwards
  • B
    $v_Q = v_R$
  • C
    $| v_P | > | v_Q | = | v_R |$
  • D
    both $(B)$ and $(C)$

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