A String Is Stretched by a Force of 4 $\times$ 10^-4 Kg/m

question 35

Multiple Choice

A string is stretched by a force of 4.0 N.The mass per unit length of the string is 4.0 $\times$ 10^-4 kg/m.A transverse wave would travel along this string with a velocity of approximately

• A)0.80 cm/s
• B)2.0 cm/s
• C)8.0 cm/s
• D)50 m/s
• E)1.0  10² m/s

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Purely Competitive

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Describes a condition in economics where the demand or supply for a product is sensitive to changes in price, leading to significant changes in quantity demanded or supplied.

Herfindahl Index

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