A wire is 4.00 m long and has a diameter of 0.40 cm. When a 100 kg mass is suspended from the wire, the wire is stretched by 6.00 mm. If the load is pulled down a small additional distance and released, find the frequency at which it vibrates. Compute Young's modulus for the wire.

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A wire is 4.00 m long and has a diameter of 0.40 cm. When a 100 kg mass is suspended from the wire, the wire is stretched by 6.00 mm. If the load is pulled down a small additional distance and released, find the frequency at which it vibrates. Compute Young's modulus for the wire.

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