A transverse wave is travelling along a string from left to right. The adjoining figure represents the shape of the string at a given instant. At this instant, among the following, choose the wrong statement.
  • APoints $D, E$ and $F$ have upwards positive velocity
  • BPoints $A, B$ and $H$ have downwards negative velocity
  • CPoints $C$ and $G$ have zero velocity
  • DPoints $A$ and $E$ have minimum velocity
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