western50
Apr 24, 2011, 04:34 PM
A wave pulse travels down a slinky. The mass of the slinky is m = 0.86 kg and is initially stretched to a length L = 7.8 m. The wave pulse has an amplitude of A = 0.26 m and takes t = 0.472 s to travel down the stretched length of the slinky. The frequency of the wave pulse is f = 0.43 Hz.
Now the slinky is stretched to twice its length (but the total mass does not change). (assume the slinky acts as a spring that obeys Hooke's Law)
What is the new time it takes for a wave pulse to travel down the slinky? I am saying this would be the same as the original time, and the answer would be 0.472s, but I am not sure about this...
Now the slinky is stretched to twice its length (but the total mass does not change). (assume the slinky acts as a spring that obeys Hooke's Law)
What is the new time it takes for a wave pulse to travel down the slinky? I am saying this would be the same as the original time, and the answer would be 0.472s, but I am not sure about this...