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Chapter 15 Problem 15.84

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CP CALC A deep-sea diver is suspended beneath the surface of Loch Ness by a 100-m-long cable that is attached to a boat on the surface (Fig. P15.84). The diver and his suit have a total mass of 120 kg and a volume of The cable has a diameter of 2.00 cm and a linear mass density of The diver thinks he sees something moving in the murky depths and jerks the end of the cable back and forth to send transverse waves up the cable as a signal to his companions in the boat. (a) What is the tension in the cable at its lower end, where it is attached to the diver? Do not forget to include the buoyant force that the water (density ) exerts on him. (b) Calculate the tension in the cable a distance x above the diver. The buoyant force on the cable must be included in your calculation. (c) The speed of transverse waves on the cable is given by (Eq. 15.13). The speed therefore varies along the cable, since the tension is not constant. (This expression neglects the damping force that the water exerts on the moving cable.) Integrate to find the time required for the first signal to reach the surface.

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Title Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young; Roger A. Freedman; A. Lewis Ford
ISBN 9780321696861

CP CALC A deep-sea diver is suspended beneath the surface

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