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Homework Statement
(a) An aluminium wire of length L1, cross-sectional area A and density ρ1 is connected to
a steel wire with the same cross-sectional area and density ρ2. This compound wire,
loaded with a block of mass m, is arranged as shown below so that the distance between
the joint and the supporting pulley is L2. Transverse waves are set up on the wire by using
an external source of variable frequency.(i) What are the velocities of the waves on the aluminium, v1, and steel wires, v2?
(ii) If we require that the joint is a node find the frequency of the wave on each part of the
wire in terms of the number of half wavelengths on that part of the wire, n1 on the
aluminium and n2 on the steel wires.
(iii) Given that L1 = 60.0 cm, L2 = 86.6 cm, ρ1 = 2.60 g cm-3, ρ2 = 7.86 g cm-3, A = 1:00 x
10-2 cm2 and m = 10.0 kg how many half-wavelengths are there on each part of the wire
for the lowest frequency standing wave such that the joint is a node?
(iv) What is the frequency of this vibration?
[Hint: In (a) (i) and i) the expressions should be in terms of in terms of the area A,
densities ρ1 and ρ2, the lengths L1 and L2, the number of half-wavelengths n1 and n2,mass
of the block m, and g the acceleration due to gravity.]
Homework Equations
[tex]\mu[/tex]=A*[tex]\rho[/tex]1
where [tex]\mu[/tex] is the linear mass density
V=[tex]\sqrt{(F)/\mu}[/tex]
where V is velocity
[tex]f1=\frac{Vn}{2L}[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
i) using the first equation for velocity I get: V1=[tex]\sqrt{(mg)/A\rho1}[/tex] and the same for V2
ii)I then plug into the second and get:
[tex]f1=\frac{n1}{2L1}\sqrt{\frac{mg}{A\rho}}[/tex] with the same for f2
iii) This is where I run into problems:
For aluminium: f_low= f1=[tex]f1=\frac{V}{2L}[/tex] because the largest wavelength is going to be 2L
therefore I get [tex]f1=\frac{V}{2L}=f1=\frac{Vn}{2L}[/tex]
so n1=n2=1. Irrespective of the numbers they give us. This isn't right is it?
Homework Statement
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
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