Two Steel Wires Are Stretched with the Same Tension

question 35

Multiple Choice

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?

• A)24.9 m/s
• B)27.2 m/s
• C)36.2 m/s
• D)81.0 m/s
• E)100 m/s

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