A metallic wire with mass per unit length \(6\times 10^{-3}~\text{kg/m}\) is under the tension of \(60~\text N.\) What is the speed of transverse wave in the wire?
1. \(100~\text{m/s}\) 2. \(500~\text{m/s}\)
3. \(600~\text{m/s}\) 4. \(10,000~\text{m/s}\)
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A string of mass per unit length equal to \(7 \times10^{-3}~\text{kg/m}\) is subjected to a tension equal to \(70~\text{N}\). The speed of the transverse wave on this string is equal to:
1. \(10~\text{m/s}\)
2. \(50~\text{m/s}\)
3. \(100~\text{m/s}\)
4. \(200~\text{m/s}\)
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The percentage increase in the speed of transverse waves produced in a stretched string when the tension is increased by \(4\%\) is:
1. \(4\%\)
2. \(3\%\)
3. \(2\%\)
4. \(1\%\)

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The mass per unit length of a uniform wire is \(0.135\) g/cm. A transverse wave of the form \(y=-0.21 \sin (x+30 t)\) is produced in it, where \(x\) is in meter and \(t\) is in second. The expected value of the tension in the wire is:

1. \(12.15\) N 2. \(30.12\) N
3. \(45.35\) N 4. \(50.24\) N
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If the fundamental frequency of the string is \(220~ \text{cps}\), the frequency of its fifth harmonic will be:
1. \(44~\text{cps}\) 2. \(55~\text{cps}\)
3. \(1100~\text{cps}\) 4. \(440~\text{cps}\)
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A wire with a linear mass density of \(9.8\times10^{-3}\) kg/m passes over a frictionless pulley as shown in the figure. Masses \(m_1\) and \(m_2\) are attached to the ends of the wire, with \(m_1=20~\text{kg}.\) The system is released from rest and accelerates under gravity. A transverse wave propagates along the horizontal portion of the wire from end \(A\) to \(B\) with a speed of \(100\) m/s. The value of \(m_2\) is:
1. \(\dfrac{6}{5}\) 2. \(\dfrac{20}{3}\)
3. \(\dfrac{14}{5}\) 4. \(\dfrac{9}{7}\)
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A string of mass \(2.5~\text{kg}\) is under a tension of \(200~\text N.\) The length of the stretched string is \(20.0~\text m.\) If the transverse jerk is struck at one end of the string, the disturbance will reach the other end in:
1. \(1\) second
2. \(0.5\) second
3. \(2\) seconds
4. The data given is insufficient
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When a string is divided into three segments of lengths \(l_1,~l_2\text{ and }l_3,\) the fundamental frequencies of these three segments are \(\nu_1,~\nu_2\text{ and }\nu_3\) respectively. The original fundamental frequency \((\nu)\) of the string is:
1. \(\sqrt{\nu}=\sqrt{\nu_1}+\sqrt{\nu_2}+\sqrt{\nu_3}\)
2. \(\nu=\nu_1+\nu_2+\nu_3\)
3. \(\dfrac{1}{\nu}=\dfrac{1}{\nu_1}+\dfrac{1}{\nu_2}+\dfrac{1}{\nu_3}\)
4. \(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{\nu}}=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{\nu_1}}+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{\nu_2}}+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{\nu_3}}\)

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A travelling wave is set up on a stretched string. If the tension in the string is increased by \(1\%,\) then the percentage change in the transverse wave velocity on the string is:
1. \(0.5\%\) 2. \(1\%\)
3. \(2\%\) 4. \(1.5\%\)
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A stretched wire of length \(1~\text{m},\) under an initial tension, vibrates with a fundamental frequency of \(256~\text{Hz}.\) When the tension in the wire is increased by \(1~\text{kg-wt},\) the fundamental frequency becomes \(320~\text{Hz}.\) What is the initial tension in the wire?

1. \(\dfrac{3}{4}~\text{kg-wt}\) 2. \(\dfrac{4}{3}~\text{kg-wt}\)
3. \(\dfrac{16}{9}~\text{kg-wt}\) 4. \(\dfrac{20}{9}~\text{kg-wt}\)
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