How Fast Does a Pulse Travel Along a Steel Wire?

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The speed of a wave pulse traveling along a steel wire is determined by the tension in the wire and its linear mass density. In this discussion, the wave pulse travels from point 1 to point 2 in 24.0 milliseconds. The formula used to calculate the speed of the wave is v = √(T/μ), where T is the tension and μ is the linear mass density of the wire. Understanding these parameters is crucial for accurately determining wave speed in similar scenarios.

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The figure shows two masses hanging from a steel wire. The mass of the wire is 60.0 g. A wave pulse travels along the wire from point 1 to point 2 in 24.0 ms.
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None yet, I don't really know how to tackle this :/
 
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What does the speed of a wave traveling down a wire depend on? Look it up.
 
Ohh ok, so by using [tex]\sqrt{\frac{T_{N}}{\mu}}[/tex], I can find it :D
Thanks for your help
 

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