The speed of a longitudinal wave in a metallic bar is . If the density and Young's modulus of the bar material are increased by and respectively then the speed of the wave is changed approximately to ______ .
- (A)399
- (B)398
- (C)402
- (D)401✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
The speed of a longitudinal wave in a bar is , so for small changes . With and , . Thus m/s, and the speed becomes m/s.
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