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Answer: The upper end of a 3.80-m-long steel wire is
Chapter 15, Problem 17E(choose chapter or problem)
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?
ANSWER: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