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Velocity of Longitudinal Waves
Velocity of Longitudinal Waves
18. Waves & Sound / Velocity of Longitudinal Waves / Problem 2

You are adjusting the tension in a stretched copper wire so that the velocity ratio of longitudinal waves to transverse waves is equal to 5. The cross-sectional area of the copper wire is 1 mm2 and the Young modulus of copper is 1 × 1011 Pa. Find the tensile stress (σ) in the wire.

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