Posted by Frank on Friday, November 20, 2009 at 11:00am.
Wave speed is proportional to
[Tension/(linear density)]^1/2
Linear density is the density per unit string length. String A has 1/2 the tension and (0.59/1.3)^2 = 0.206 times the linear density of String B.
The wave speed ratio is therefore
VA/VB = sqrt [(1/2)/0.206] = 1.558
The length does not matter for the wave speed, but does help determine the resonant standing wave frequencies.
wave speed= sqrt (tension/(mass/length))
now, mass/length in the strings (assuming same material) is proportional to area, or diamter^2
wavespeed=Constant*sqrt (tension/diameter^2)
so
wavespeed1/wavespeed2= sqrt(Tension1/tension2 * diameter2^2/diameter1^2)
Very close. Remember to change mm to meters. Greatly effects answer.
Va/Vb = sqrt[(Tension1/Tension2)*(Diameter2^2/Diameter1^2)]
Va/Vb = sqrt[(420/840)*((5.9E-4)^2/(1.3E-3)^2)]
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