Chapter 2: Q19E (page 498)

A thin, 75.0cm wire has a mass of 16.5g. One end is tied to a nail, and the other end is attached to a screw that can be adjusted to vary the tension in the wire. (a) To what tension (in newtons) must you adjust the screw so that a transverse wave of wavelength 3.33 cm makes 625 vibrations per second? (b) How fast would this wave travel?

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Hence, the tension in the screw must be adjusted to 9.53N so that transverse wave of wavelength 3.33 cm makes 625 vibrations per second. This wave will travel at a speed of 20.8m/s.

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Determination of the formula of Mechanical Waves

To find the tension in wire we can use the dynamic relationship,

$v = \sqrt{\frac{T}{μ}}$ --(1)

To find the wave speed from the kinematic relationship we can use,

$v = f λ$

Calculation of the tension in the screw

The rope's linear mass density is

$μ = \frac{m_{r o p e}}{L} = \frac{16.5 g}{75.0 c m} = 0.22 g / c m$

From equation (1):

$v = \sqrt{\frac{T}{μ}}$

But we know that

$v = f λ$

Therefore,

$f λ = \sqrt{\frac{T}{μ}}$

Solve for T and substituting the known values off and lambda:

$T = μ f^{2} λ^{2} = (0.22 g / c m) (625 v i b / s^{2}) {(3.33 c m)}^{2} = 9.53 \times 10^{5} g . c m / s^{2}$

Since g-cm/s²=10, then the tension (in newtons) is:

$T = 9.53 N$ .

Calculation of speed of the wave

The wave speed is simply given by

$v = f λ = (625 v i b / s) (3.33 \times \frac{1 m}{100 c m}) = 20.8 m / s$

Therefore, v = 20.8 m/s.

Hence, the tension in the screw must be adjusted to 9.53N so that transverse wave of wavelength 3.33 cm makes 625 vibrations per second. This wave will travel at a speed of 20.8m/s.

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