A nylon string has a linear mass density of

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Problem

A nylon string has a linear mass density of

2.5\times10^{-3}\,\text{kg/m}

. What tension must be applied so that transverse waves travel along the string at

1.2\times10^{2}\,\text{m/s}

? (a)

72\,\text{N}

(b)

18\,\text{N}

(c)

36\,\text{N}

(d)

1.44\times10^{2}\,\text{N}

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