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16.6 Exercise 10

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A cable with a linear density of μ=0.02kg/m\mu = 0.02 \text{kg}/\text{m} is hung from telephone poles. The tension in the cable is 500.00 N. The distance between poles is 20 meters. The wind blows across the line, causing the cable resonate. A standing waves pattern is produced that has 4.5 wavelengths between the two poles. The speed of sound at the current temperature T=20°CT = 20 ° \text{C} is 343.00 m/s343.00 \text{m}/\text{s}. What are the frequency and wavelength of the hum?

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