Wave speed, tension, linear density

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Homework Statement


The wave speed on a string is 155 m/s when the tension is 84.0 N.
What tension will give a speed of 182 m/s?




Homework Equations



velocity= Squareroot(tension/linear density)
linear density = mass/length


The Attempt at a Solution



Well, what I did was assuming that i just plug in the numbers my linear density would be 0.0035, my initial tension of 84 netted 155 m/s, I plugged this same number into find the tension with speed of 182 m/s and my answer was 115.934 after some manipulation of numbers, if this is correct is this answer already in N (Newtons).
 
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As you solve for tension without manipulating the equations the answer is naturally in N.