A wave pulse traveling to the right along a thin cord reaches a discontinuity where the rope becomes thicker and heavier. What is the orientation of the reflected and transmitted pulses? A wave pulse traveling to the right along a thin cord reaches a discontinuity where the rope becomes thicker and heavier. What is the orientation of the reflected and transmitted pulses? The reflected pulse is right-side up, and the transmitted pulse is inverted. The reflected pulse is inverted, and the transmitted pulse is right-side up. Both the reflected and transmitted pulses are inverted. Both the reflected and transmitted pulses are right-side up.