MHB What Power is Needed for Sinusoidal Waves in a Taut Rope?

[MarkFL]

Hello, MHB Community! (Wave)

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Here is this week's POTW:

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A taut rope has a mass $M$ and length $L$. What power must be applied to the rope in order to generate sinusoidal waves having an amplitude $A$ and wavelength $\lambda$ and traveling with speed $v$?

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[MarkFL]

No one answered this week's problem, and my solution is as follows:

Spoiler

A formula for power $P$ we can apply here is:

$$P=\frac{1}{2}\mu\omega^2A^2v$$

Where:

$$\mu=\frac{M}{L}$$ and $$\omega=\frac{2\pi v}{\lambda}$$

Hence:

$$P=\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{M}{L}\right)\left(\frac{2\pi v}{\lambda}\right)^2A^2v=\frac{2\pi^2A^2Mv^3}{L\lambda^2}$$