flexible cable of 20 meter length has a mass of 5.0 kg. It is attached onto the ceiling and vibrates from the upper end with a frequency of 7.0 Hz. (a) What is the speed of a transverse wave on the cable at the midpoint? (b) What is the frequency at the midpoint? (c) What is the wavelength at the midpoint? Your answer

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A flexible cable of 20 meter length has a mass of 5.0 kg. It is attached onto the ceiling and vibrates from the upper end with a frequency of 7.0 Hz. (a) What is the speed of a transverse wave on the cable at the midpoint? (b) What is the frequency at the midpoint? (c) What is the wavelength at the midpoint?
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