Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 14 - Waves and Sound - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 492: 18

Answer

$ v\propto \sqrt{\frac{T}{R^2\rho}}$

Work Step by Step

We can show the required relation as follows: $v=R^aT^b\rho^c$.....eq(1) where $v, R,T~and~\rho$ represent speed, radius, tension and density respectively Now we use dimensional analysis $m/s=m^a(Kgm/s^2)^b(Kg/m^3)^c$ This simplifies to: $mKg^0s^{-1}=m^{a+b-3c}Kg^{b+c}s^{-2b}$ We compare both sides to obtain: $1=a+b-3c$...eq(2) $-1=-2b$...eq(3) $0=b+c$.....eq(4) Solving eq(2), (3) and (4), we obtain: $b=\frac{1}{2}$ $c=-\frac{1}{2}$ $a=-1$ We plug in the values of a, b and c in eq(1) to obtain: $v=R^{-1}T^{\frac{1}{2}}\rho^{-\frac{1}{2}}$ $\implies v=\frac{1}{R}\sqrt{\frac{T}{\rho}}$ $\implies v\propto \sqrt{\frac{T}{R^2\rho}}$
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