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A string of mass 0.2kg/m and length l=0.6m is fixed at both ends and stretched such that it has a tension of 80N. The string vibrates in 3 segments with maximum amplitude of 0.5cm. The maximum transverse velocity amplitude is

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1.57m/s
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6.28m/s
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3.14m/s
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9.42m/s
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Solution

The correct option is C 1.57m/s
Frequency of the wave traveling through the stretched wire with tension T and mass per unit length m is given by(string vibrates in 3 segments):
n=3/2L(T/m)=50Hz.
So, the maximum transverse velocity amplitude is:
Vmax=amaxω=2πamaxn=1.57m/s.

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