A piano wire with mass 3.00 g and length 80.0 cm is stretched with a tension of 25.0 N . A wave

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A piano wire with mass 3.00 g and length 80.0 cm is...

A piano wire with mass 3.00 $\mathrm{g}$ and length 80.0 $\mathrm{cm}$ is stretched with a tension of 25.0 $\mathrm{N}$ . A wave with frequency 120.0 $\mathrm{Hz}$ and amplitude 1.6 $\mathrm{mm}$ travels along the wire. (a) Calculate the average power carried by the wave. (b) What happens to the average power if the wave amplitude is halved?

Key Concepts

Average Power of a Wave

The average power transmitted by a wave on a string is related to the energy carried by the wave and the rate at which this energy is transported along the medium. For a sinusoidal wave, the power depends on factors such as the linear mass density, wave speed, angular frequency, and amplitude.

Dependence of Wave Power on Amplitude

In harmonic waves, the energy (and thus the power) is proportional to the square of the amplitude. This means that if the amplitude of the wave is reduced (for example, halved), the average power transmitted decreases by a factor equal to the square of the change (in this case, a reduction by a factor of four).

Linear Mass Density

Linear mass density is the mass per unit length of a string or wire and is a crucial parameter in characterizing wave motion on a string. It affects how fast waves move along the string because the wave speed on a stretched string is inversely proportional to the square root of the linear mass density.

Wave Speed on a Stretched String

The wave speed on a stretched string is determined by the tension in the string and its linear mass density, following the relation v = ?(T/?). This concept is key to understanding how mechanical disturbances propagate along the string.

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