A 100-m long transmission cable is suspended between two towers. If the mass density is 2.01 kg/m and the tension in the cable is 3.00 × 10⁴ N, what is the speed of transverse waves on the cable?

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The speed of transverse waves on a string is given by:v = sqrt(T/μ)where T is the tension in the string and μ is the mass density of the string.Plugging in the given values, we get:v = sqrt(3.00 × 10^4 N / 2.01 kg/m) = 122 m/s

A 100-M Long Transmission Cable Is Suspended Between Two Towers