Aluminum Has a Shear Modulus of 2 $\times$ 10¹⁰ N/m² and a Wave Velocity for Shear Waves of and a Wave

question 80

Multiple Choice

Aluminum has a shear modulus of 2.4 $\times$ 10¹⁰ N/m² and a wave velocity for shear waves of 2,981 m/s.If the velocity of shear waves decreased by 10%,then what is the change in the shear modulus?

• A) 35%
• B) 30%
• C) 25%
• D) 20%
• E) 15%

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