A steel cable with a length of 40 m and mass of 125 kg is connected to two poles. The tension force on the cable is 3100 N. If the wind makes the cable resonate with a frequency of 3.5 Hz, what is the wavelength of the resulting wave transmitted down the length of the cable?

A steel cable with a length of 40 m and mass of 125 kg is connected to two poles. The tension force on the cable is 3100 N. If the wind makes the cable resonate with a frequency of 3.5 Hz, what is the wavelength of the resulting wave transmitted down the length of the cable?

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