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I am trying to find an equation for the time it takes for a transverse wave to travel from one end to the other of a string with two fixed points.

The known values are Tension (T), mass of string (m), lenghth of string (L), and wave speed (v).

thanks for the help anyone

2007-09-03 14:29:16 · 2 answers · asked by snoboarder2k6 3 in Science & Mathematics Physics

to the second answer- thanks, but that was the equation I used to find v , therefore there is no unknown variable in that equation.

2007-09-03 17:26:45 · update #1

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v = sqrt(T/(m/L)). See the ref.

2007-09-03 16:35:17 · answer #1 · answered by kirchwey 7 · 0 0

♣ ρ =m/L, v^2=T/ρ;
ρ* ∂[∂y/∂t]/∂t = T* ∂[∂y/∂x]/∂x; or;
∂[∂y/∂x]/∂x – (1/v^2) *∂[∂y/∂t]/∂t;

should i really derive this?

2007-09-03 16:20:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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