Describe two experiments to determine the speed of propagation of a transverse wave on a rope. You have the following tools to use: a stopwatch, a meter stick, a mass-measuring scale, and a force-measuring device. Use whatever other items you need for your experiments.

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Tools:[tex]stopwatch, \ meter \ stick, \ mass \ measuring \ scale , \ force \ measuring \ device[/tex].

[tex]Experiment \ 1[/tex]:Calculate the speed of the wave using the time,[tex]t[/tex] it takes to travel along the rope. Rope's length,[tex]L[/tex] is measured using the meter stick.

-Attach one end of rope to a wall or post, shake from the unfixed end to generate a pulse. Measure the the time it takes for the pulse to reach the wall once it starts traveling using the stopwatch.

-Speed of the pulse can then be obtained as:

[tex]v=\frac{L}{t}[/tex]

[tex]Experiment \ 2[/tex]: Apply force of known value to the rope then use the following relation equation to find the speed of a pulse that travels on the rope.

[tex]v=\sqrt{\frac{F}{\mu}}\ ,\mu=\frac{m}{L}[/tex]

-Use the measuring stick and measuring scale to determine [tex]L,m[/tex] values of the rope then obtain [tex]\mu[/tex].

-Use the force measuring constant to determine [tex]F[/tex]. These values can the be substituted in [tex]Experiment \ 1[/tex] to obtain [tex]v.[/tex]