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A wire stretched between two rigid supports vibrates in its fundamental mode with a frequency of 45 Hz. The mass of the wire is 3.5 × 10–2 kg and its linear mass density is 4.0 × 10–2 kg m–1. What is (a) the speed of a transverse wave on the string, and (b) the tension in the string?



Answer -

(a) Mass of the wire, m = 3.5 × 10–2 kg

Linear mass density,

Frequency of vibration, ν = 45 Hz

Length of the wire,

The wavelength of the stationary wave (λ)is related to the length of the wire by the relation:

For fundamental node, n =1:

λ = 2l

λ = 2 × 0.875 = 1.75 m

The speed of the transverse wave in the string is givenas:

= νλ=45 × 1.75 = 78.75 m/s

(b) The tension produced in the string is given by therelation:

v2µ

= (78.75)2 × 4.0 × 10–2 =248.06 N

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