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What is the speed of a transverse wave in a rope of length 2.00 m and mass 60.0 g under a tension of 500 n?

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The formula we can use in this case would be:

v = sqrt (T / (m / l))

Where,

v = is the velocity of the transverse wave = unknown (?)

T = is the tension on the rope = 500 N

m = is the mass of the rope = 60.0 g = 0.06 kg

l = is the length of the rope = 2.00 m

Substituting the given values into the equation to search for the speed v:
v = sqrt (500 N/(0.06 kg /2 m))
v = sqrt (500 * 2 / 0.06)
v = sqrt (16,666.67)
v = 129.10 m/s

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