A 4.8-m-long rope of mass 1.8 kg hangs from a ceiling.

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A 4.8-m-long rope of mass 1.8 kg hangs from a ceiling.
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What is the wave speed in the rope at the top end?
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The rope has mass M = 1.8 kg and length L = 4.8 m. It is suspended vertically so the tension in it will be different at different points. For a point at a distance x from the free end, tension will be due to the weight of the string below it.  The linear mass density of the rope,

μ=ML

The mass of length x of the rope will be μx.

 

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