170514625002 Wave speed on a string • In the equilibrium position the tension is F and the linear mass density (mass per unit length) is µ. Wave speed on a string • We solve this for the wave speed v : Example • One end of a 2.00-kg rope is tied to a support at the top of a mine shaft 80.0 m deep. The rope is stretched taut by a 20.0- kg box of rocks attached at the bottom. A geologist at the bottom of the shaft signals to a colleague at the top by jerking the rope sideways. What is the speed of a transverse wave on the rope? Execute • The tension in the rope due to the box is 𝐹 = 𝑚𝑏𝑜𝑥 𝑔 = 20 kg x 9.80 m/𝑠 2 = 196 N • And the rope’s linear mass density is 𝑚𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒 2 𝑘𝑔 𝜇= = = 0.0250 kg/m 𝐿 80 𝑚 • The wave speed is 𝐹 196 𝑁 ʋ= = = 88.5 m/s µ 0.025 𝑘𝑔/𝑚
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