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Question

The extension in a string, obeying Hook′s law, is x. The speed of transverse wave in the stretched string is v. If the extension in the string increased to 1.5 x, the speed of transerse wave will be

Options

A.1.22 v
B.0.61 v
C.1.50 v
D.0.75 v

Solution

From Hooke′s law
Tension in string (T) ∝ extension (x)
and      speed of sound in string v = or v ∝ √T
Therefore, v ∝ √T
x is increased to 1.5 times i.e., speed will increase by times. Therefore, speed of sound in new position will be 1.22 v.

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