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

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Chapter 21 - Superposition - Exercises and Problems - Page 625: 76

Answer

$8.02\;\rm m/s^2$

Work Step by Step

When the wire is horizontal and attached to the pulley, there will be a standing wave on the horizontal part of the wire. The frequency is given by $$f_m=\dfrac{mv}{2L}=\dfrac{m}{2L}\sqrt{\dfrac{T_s}{\mu}}$$ where $L$ here is $\frac{1}{2}L_{wire}$ And for the second-harmonic frequency $$f_2=\dfrac{2}{2L}\sqrt{\dfrac{T_s}{\mu}}$$ Plugging the known and solving for $T_s$ $$100=\dfrac{1}{\frac{1}{2}L_{wire}}\sqrt{\dfrac{T_s}{\mu}}$$ $$100=\dfrac{2}{L_{wire}}\sqrt{\dfrac{T_s}{\mu}}\tag 1$$ We know that the tension in the wire is equal to the weight of the hanging mass since we assume that the pulley is frictionless. Thus, $$\sum F_y=T_s-Mg'=0$$ where $g'$ is the free-fall acceleration in the Physics planet. $$T_s=Mg'$$ Plugging into (1); $$100=\dfrac{2}{L_{wire}}\sqrt{\dfrac{Mg'}{\mu}} $$ $$50L_{wire}=\sqrt{\dfrac{Mg'}{\mu}} $$ Squaring both sides: $$50^2L_{wire}^2=\dfrac{Mg'}{\mu} $$ Thus, $$g'M= 2500\mu L_{wire}^2 \tag 2$$ Now we need to find the length of the wire. We know for a simple pendulum that the period is given by $$T=2\pi\sqrt{\dfrac{L_{wire}}{g'}}$$ where $T$ is the period. Hence, $$L_{wire}=\dfrac{T^2g'}{4\pi^2}$$ Plugging the known; $$L_{wire}=\dfrac{\left(\dfrac{314}{100}\right)^2g'}{4\pi^2}$$ Plugging into (2); $$g'M= 2500\mu\left[\dfrac{\left(\dfrac{314}{100}\right)^2g'}{4\pi^2}\right]^2 $$ $$ \color{red}{\bf\not} g'M= 2500\mu \dfrac{\left(\dfrac{314}{100}\right)^4(g')^{ \color{red}{\bf\not} 2}}{16\pi^4} $$ Thus, $$g'=\dfrac{16\pi^4M}{2500\mu\left(\dfrac{314}{100}\right)^4}$$ Plugging the known; $$g'=\dfrac{16\pi^4(1.25)}{2500(1\times 10^{-3})\left(\dfrac{314}{100}\right)^4}$$ $$g'=\color{red}{\bf 8.02}\;\rm m/s^2$$
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