One end of a horizontal rope is attached to a prong of an electrically driven tuning fork that vibrates the rope transversely at 120 Hz. The other end passes over a pulley and supports a 1.50 kg mass. The linear mass density of the rope is 0.0550 kg/m. A.) What is the speed of a transverse wave on the rope? B.) What is the wavelength? C.) How would your answers to A and B change is the mass were increased to 3.00 kg?

One end of a horizontal rope is attached to a prong of an electrically driven tuning fork that vibrates the rope transversely at 120 Hz. The other end passes over a pulley and supports a 1.50 kg mass. The linear mass density of the rope is 0.0550 kg/m. A.) What is the speed of a transverse wave on the rope? B.) What is the wavelength? C.) How would your answers to A and B change is the mass were increased to 3.00 kg?

Inquiry into Physics

8th Edition

ISBN:9781337515863

Author:Ostdiek

Publisher:Ostdiek

Chapter6: Waves And Sound

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P: Two children stretch a jump rope between them and send wave pulses back and forth on it. The rope is...

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