A Crane Lifts a 2500-Kg Beam Using a Steel Cable

question 77

Multiple Choice

A crane lifts a 2500-kg beam using a steel cable whose mass per unit length is 0.650 kg/m. What is the speed of transverse waves on this cable if the upward acceleration of the beam is a steady 3.00

• A) 222 m/s
• B) 1880 m/s
• C) 578 m/s
• D) 1220 m/s
• E) 194 m/s

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