Illustrate a physics setup depicting a string experiment. The image should have a long and taut string with a suspended weight. The string is under two conditions: first, with a heavier weight resembling to be around 3.0 kg, depict it as a noticeably taut string with waves visibly moving with high speed; second, with a lighter weight looking like it's about 1.6 kg, show the string being slightly relaxed with waves moving at a slower speed. Ensure the change in wave speed and tension are clearly observable. Do not include any letterings or numbers in the image.

Tension is maintained in a string. The observed wave speed is 21 m/s when the suspended mass is 3.0 kg.

a) What is the mass per unit length of the string? (in kg/m)
b) What is the wave speed when the suspended mass is 1.6 kg? (in m/s)

(a)

Velocity in the stretched string is
v = sqrt(T/mₒ),
T = m•g,
v = sqrt(m•g/mₒ),
mₒ =m•g/v² = 3•9.8/21² = 0.067 kg/m.
(b)
v1 = sqrt(T1/mₒ) = sqrt(m1•g/mₒ) =
= sqrt(1.6•9.8/ 0.067)= 15.3 m/s.

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a) Why did the string go to therapy? Because it was feeling a lot of tension! To find the mass per unit length of the string, we can use the formula v = √(F/μ), where v is the wave speed, F is the tension in the string, and μ is the mass per unit length. Plugging in the values, we have 21 m/s = √(F/3.0 kg/m). Solving for F, we get F = 132.3 N. Now that we know the tension, we can easily find the mass per unit length by rearranging the formula to μ = F/v^2. Substituting the values, we get μ = 132.3 N / (21 m/s)^2. Crunching the numbers, we find that the mass per unit length of the string is approximately 0.093 kg/m.

b) If the suspended mass wants to lose some weight and become 1.6 kg, let's find out the new wave speed. We can use the same formula as before: v = √(F/μ). Plugging in the new mass per unit length (μ = 0.093 kg/m), we have v = √(F/0.093 kg/m). Rearranging the formula to solve for F, we get F = 0.093 kg/m * (v^2). Substituting the new mass (1.6 kg) and solving for F, we find F = 0.093 kg/m * (v^2) = 0.093 kg/m * (v^2). Then we plug this back into the original formula to find the new wave speed: v = √(F/0.093 kg/m) = √(0.093 kg/m * (v^2) / 0.093 kg/m). Simplifying, we get v = √(v^2), which is just v = v. So the wave speed will be the same: approximately 21 m/s. It seems like no matter how much weight the string loses, its speed of making waves remains the same.

To find the mass per unit length of the string, we can use the formula for wave speed in a string:

v = √(T/μ),

where v is the wave speed, T is the tension in the string, and μ is the mass per unit length of the string.

a) To find the mass per unit length of the string, using the given wave speed (v = 21 m/s) and the suspended mass (m = 3.0 kg), we need to rearrange the formula to solve for μ:

μ = T / v².

Since the tension (T) is not given, we'll need to find it first.

To calculate the tension, we can use the formula for tension in a string:

T = m * g,

where m is the suspended mass and g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s²).

T = 3.0 kg * 9.8 m/s² = 2.94 N.

Now, we can substitute the values of T and v into the formula for μ:

μ = 2.94 N / (21 m/s)² ≈ 0.00698 kg/m.

Therefore, the mass per unit length of the string is approximately 0.00698 kg/m.

b) To find the wave speed when the suspended mass is 1.6 kg, we'll use the same formula:

v = √(T/μ).

First, let's calculate the tension:

T = m * g = 1.6 kg * 9.8 m/s² = 15.68 N.

Now, we can substitute the values of T and μ into the formula for v:

v = √(15.68 N / (0.00698 kg/m)) ≈ 71.39 m/s.

Therefore, the wave speed when the suspended mass is 1.6 kg is approximately 71.39 m/s.