Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 21 - Superposition - Exercises and Problems - Page 623: 40

Answer

$8.42\;\rm m/s^2$

Work Step by Step

Let's assume that the pulley is frictionless. So the tension in the string is equal to the mass of the hanging 4-kg block. $$T_s=mg'$$ $$T_s=4g'\tag 1$$ where $g'$ is the free-fall acceleration on planet X. The length of the vibrated part of the string is only 2 m ( not 2.5 m) since it is fixed by the pulley-block system at 2 m away. But the linear density of the string is then given by the full length of the string, $$\mu=\dfrac{m_{string}}{L_{string}}\tag 2$$ We know that the frequency of the standing waves in a string is given by $$f_m=\dfrac{mv}{2L}$$ where $L$ is the vibrated part of the string, and $v=\sqrt{T_s/\mu}$ Thus, $$f_m=\dfrac{m }{2L}\sqrt{\dfrac{T_s}{\mu}}$$ Plugging from (1) and (2); $$f_m=\dfrac{m }{2L}\sqrt{\dfrac{4g'L_{string}}{m_{string}}}$$ Therefore, squaring both sides. $$f_m^2=\left[\dfrac{m^2 }{4L^2} \dfrac{4L_{string}}{m_{string}}\right] g'$$ $$f_m^2=\left[\dfrac{m^2 }{ L^2} \dfrac{ L_{string}}{m_{string}}\right] g'$$ Plugging the known; $$f_m^2=\left[\dfrac{m^2 }{ 2^2} \cdot\dfrac{ 2.5}{0.005}\right] g'$$ $$\boxed{f_m^2= (125g')m^2 }$$ This can be represented as a straight line equation $y=ax+b$ where $y=f_m^2$, $x=m^2$, $a={\rm slope}=125g'$, and $b=0$. Plugging the data into a table as seen below then plug the dots to draw the best fit line. \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline x= m^2& y=f_m^2\;\rm Hz^2 \\ \hline 1& 961 \\ \hline 4 &4356\\ \hline 9 &9025\\ \hline 16 &16900\\ \hline 25 &26244\\ \hline \end{array} $${\rm Slope}=125g'$$ Thus, $$g'=\dfrac{{\rm Slope}}{125}=\dfrac{1052.84}{125}$$ $$g'=\color{red}{\bf 8.42}\;\rm m/s^2$$
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