Answer: The upper end of a 3.80-m-long steel wire is

Chapter 15, Problem 17E

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Problem 17E

The upper end of a 3.80-m-long steel wire is fastened to the ceiling, and a 54.0-kg object is suspended from the lower end of the wire. You observe that it takes a transverse pulse 0.0492 s to travel from the bottom to the top of the wire. What is the mass of the wire?

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QUESTION:

Problem 17E

The upper end of a 3.80-m-long steel wire is fastened to the ceiling, and a 54.0-kg object is suspended from the lower end of the wire. You observe that it takes a transverse pulse 0.0492 s to travel from the bottom to the top of the wire. What is the mass of the wire?

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Solution 17E

Step 1:

        Length of the wire L = 3.80 m

        Mass of the object suspended M = 54.0 Kg

        Time taken for the transverse wave to

travel from the bottom to the top of the wire t = 0.0492 s

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