A steel ire 0.72 m long has a mass of 5x10^-3 kg. If the wire is under a tension of 60N then what is the speed of transverse waves on the wire?

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Solution

**Mass per unit length of wire ,m = 510^-3/0.72
= 6.910^-3 kg/m
Tension,T= 60N
Speed of transverse waves = sqrt(m/T)
= 93m/s.**

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A steel ire 0.72 m long has a mass of 5x10^-3 kg. If the wire is under a tension of 60N then what is the speed of transverse waves on the wire?

Mass per unit length of wire ,m = 5*10^-3/0.72 = 6.9*10^-3 kg/m Tension,T= 60N Speed of transverse waves = sqrt(m/T) = 93m/s.

**Mass per unit length of wire ,m = 510^-3/0.72
= 6.910^-3 kg/m
Tension,T= 60N
Speed of transverse waves = sqrt(m/T)
= 93m/s.**