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Two steel wires are stretched with the same tension. The first wire has a diameter of 0.610 mm and the second wire has a diameter of 0.910 mm. If the speed of waves traveling along the first wire is 54.0 m/s, what is the speed of waves traveling along the second wire?

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Speed of wave on a string of different diameter is determined.

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Two steel wires are stretched with the same tension. The first wire has a diameter of 0.610 mm and the second wire has a diameter of 0.910 mm. If the speed of waves traveling along the ...

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