A steel wire 0.72 m long has a mass of 5.0 xx 10 ^(-3) kg. If the wire is under a tension of 60 N, what is the speed of transvers waves on the wire ?

A steel wire 0.72 m long has a mass of 5.0 xx 10 ^(-3) kg. If the wire

1.	A steel wire 0.72 m long has a mass of 5.0 xx 10 ^(-3) kg. If the wire is under a tension of 60 N, what is the speed of transvers waves on the wire ?
Answer» Solution :Linear density of MASS of a GIVEN wire, `mu = (M)/(L)` Speed of transverse wave on given wire, ` v = sqrt ((T)/(mu)) = sqrt ((T)/(M //L ))= sqrt ((TL)/(M))` `therefore v = sqrt((60 xx 0.72)/(5 xx10 ^(-3))) = 92.95 (m)/(s)`