One end of a horizontal rope is attached to a prong of an electrically driven tuning…

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One end of a horizontal rope is attached to a prong of an electrically driven tuning fork that vibrates at 120 Hz120\,\text{Hz}. The other end passes over a pulley and supports a 1.50 kg1.50\,\text{kg} mass. The linear mass density of the rope is 0.0550 kg/m0.0550\,\text{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 parts (a) and (b) change if the mass were increased to 3.00 kg3.00\,\text{kg}?

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