Reason (R): Velocity of transverse wave pulse w.r.t. string may be equal and opposite to string velocity.
Solution:
Assertion (A) is true. If a transverse wave pulse propagates along the rotating hoop in a direction opposite to the hoop's rotation, and its speed relative to the string is equal to the string's linear speed, the wave appears stationary to a ground observer. Reason (R) provides this exact condition: if \(v_{\text{wave relative to string}} = -v_{\text{string}}\), then the net velocity relative to the lab frame is zero. Both are true and (R) correctly explains (A).
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