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Consult Interactive Solution 16.15 in order to review a model for solving this problem. To measure the acceleration due to gravity on a distant planet, an astronaut hangs a 0.123-kg ball from the end of a wire. The wire has a length of 1.52 m and a linear density of 4.41 × 10-4 kg/m. Using electronic equipment, the astronaut measures the time for a transverse pulse to travel the length of the wire and obtains a value of 0.0833 s. The mass of the wire is negligible compared to the mass of the ball. Determine the acceleration due to gravity.

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Answer:

g = 1.19 m / s²

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's solve this problem in parts.

Let's start by looking for the speed of the pulse in the wire, the wave speed is constant

v = l / t

let's calculate

v = 1.52 / 0.0833

v = 18.25 m / s

now we can use the relationship between velocity and material properties

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

T = v² μ

let's calculate

T = 18.25² 4.41 10-4

T = 1.4688 10-1 N

finally let's use the equilibrium condition

T - W = 0

W = T

m g = T

g = T / m

we calculate

g = 1.4688 10⁻¹ / 0.123

g = 1.19 m / s²

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