Question

A piano string having a mass per unit length of 5.00 g/m is under a tension of 1350 N. Determine the speed of transverse waves in this string.

Answer 1

The speed of transverse waves in this string is 519.61 m/s.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Mass per unit length = 5.00 g/m

Tension = 1350 N

We need to calculate the speed of transverse waves in this string

Using formula of speed of the transverse waves

`v=\sqrt{(T)/(\mu)}`

Where,
`\mu` = mass per unit length

T = tension

Put the value into the formula

`v = \sqrt{(1350)/(5.00*10^(-3))}`

`v =519.61\ m/s`

Hence, The speed of transverse waves in this string is 519.61 m/s.