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Aaron7
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Homework Statement
A rubber string when unstretched has length L0 and mass per unit length μ0. It is clamped by its ends and stretched by ΔL. The tension is T=κΔL / L0.
Show that the wave speed on the rubber string when stretched by ΔL is
1/L0 √( (κ/μ0) ΔL(L0+ΔL) )
Homework Equations
c = √(T/μ)
δ2y/δx2 = 1/c2 δ2y/δt2
The Attempt at a Solution
Using the formula c = √(T/μ) and putting in T I get:
c = √( κΔL/L0μ0 )
but I am not sure how to arrive at the answer or whether this is correct?
Many thanks.