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A uniform rope of length 12 m and mass 6 kg hangs vertically from a rigid support. A block of mass 2 kg is attached to the free end of the rope. A transverse pulse of wavelength 0.06 m is produced at the lower end of the rope. What is the wavelength of the pulse when it reaches the top of the rope ?

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0.06 m
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0.12 m
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0.09 m
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is B 0.12 m
Velocity of wave travelling in the rope is given by
v=Tμ
μ is constant as rope is uniform.

vtopvbottom=TtopTbottom


Tension at the top, Ttop=(2+6)g
& Tbottom=2g

vtopvbottom=8g2g=4
f×λtopf×λbottom=2
as frequency does not change.

λtop=λbottom×2=0.12 m

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